PAUSE - START - SOUND FILES

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Does anyone know of a way to pause and start sound in a presentation.
I have made a 2003 presentation to distribute to CD but need uses to
be able to choose whether or not they hear sound.

Any help most welcome

Thanks

Jeff
 
Generally, when you use Insert/Movies and Sounds/Sound from File in PPT 2002 and 2003, a trigger animation is automatically added to the sound. You can see it if you right-click any object on your slide and choose Custom Animation.

So, if the user clicks on the sound icon itself, it should pause the sound.

Ah, crud. That's only with video. (Just double-checked. Anyway, if you insert a movie into your presentation, you can see what I mean if you're interested.)

Alternatively, you could create an object that stops or pauses the sound when clicked. You'd also do this with a trigger animation. Instrux for triggers at http://www.echosvoice.com/triggers.htm Instead of applying an entrance animation, though, you would instead use Add Effect/Sound Actions/Pause (or Stop) and then apply the trigger to that.
 
Thanks for the info - trying to do what you say - where is the Add
Effect/Sounds Actions?

In 2003 - you get the indivual pane for Add Effects but I can see no
sign of Sounds Actions - perhaps I am not looking hard enough!


thanks

jeff
 
- found the Sound option - which works if I am just playing the sound
on one slide - but it's a clip of music about 3 mins long which I have
set on the very first slide to span the whole presentation and loop
for the duration of the slides (60+) - does this method still work
when I want to have a stop and start button on each slide after slide
1 but the sound itself is only on slide 1?

Does this make sense?

regards

Jeff
 
Just a caution, since you mentioned distributing via CD. If you're planning to
use the Viewer, it doesn't support macros, VBA or ActiveX controls.
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Sonia Coleman
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials

Wonder if creating a macro to switch sound off and on is the answer?

Anyone ever done this??



Jeff
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and 2003, a trigger animation is automatically added to the sound. You can see
it if you right-click any object on your slide and choose Custom Animation.clicked. You'd also do this with a trigger animation. Instrux for triggers at
http://www.echosvoice.com/triggers.htm Instead of applying an entrance
animation, though, you would instead use Add Effect/Sound Actions/Pause (or
Stop) and then apply the trigger to that.
 
Wonder if creating a macro to switch sound off and on is the answer?

Anyone ever done this??



Jeff
 
No, it won't work with the Viewer. It was designed for presentations that are
run in PowerPoint. You'll notice that Chirag (the author) intentionally
omitted the Viewer in the compatibility list.
 
Thanks Sonia

I have found a utility called Volume Control which works a treat on my
machine - users can simply check and uncheck for sound - wonder if it
works with the 2003 Viewer?

Jeff
 
Darn - too good to be true eh .... any idea if a similar product
exists? - this did the job beautifully - except its useless unless I
can pack to CD!



thanks

Jeff
 
As I said, the Viewer doesn't support macros, VBA or ActiveX controls. That
means no add-ins. WYSIWYG.
 
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Just logged my wish on the MS 'wishlist' site!

Here's hoping they allow VBA or Active X in the next version of
package to CD!

regards

Jeff
 
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