mp3 song added to slide show

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Hello.

I made a really cool slide show on ppt, added special effects and a mp3 song
but when I sent it to my friends, the sound doesn't work, I know it doesn't
work for them because they don't have that specific music file. I want it to
be like the fowards email people send, those cool presentations with audio.
How can I do that?
 
Hello.

I made a really cool slide show on ppt, added special effects and a mp3 song
but when I sent it to my friends, the sound doesn't work, I know it doesn't
work for them because they don't have that specific music file. I want it to
be like the fowards email people send, those cool presentations with audio.
How can I do that?
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The reason to cause this is a borken link to the MP3 song.
Usually, audio in WAV format will be embedded in PowerPoint while
audio in MP3 or other file formats will be linked to PowerPoint. And
more, sound files larger than 100 KB will be linked to your
presentation rather than embedded in it.

Embedded means that when you move the PPT on your computer or e-mail
it, audio will be moved together. When audio is linked, it will be
lost if you move the PPT or e-mail it.

So you have two solutions.
1. Put the MP3 song and the PowerPoint Presentation in a same folder.
Then reinsert the song.
Send the folder via e-mail.

2. Insert a MP3 song as a WAV song
Download freeware CDex from
http://sourceforge.net/
Import the mp3 to the software and convert it as a RIFF file, which is
MP3 music with a WAV header.
When converted, insert directly the file to PowerPoint.
PowerPoint Insert - Movies and Sounds - Sound from File

And do forget to enlarge the default file size at
PowerPoint ->Tools - >Options -> Link Sounds with File Size Greater
than ...KB
 
Well actually, there's more -- you can set the largest file size of the WAV
file that can be linked.

But as you have already created your presentation, you want to know what you
can do now -- and the link on Steve's site will help:

http://pptfaq.com/FAQ00155.htm
 
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