Stopping a sound file that is longer than my slide

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I have several mp3s in my presentation (a different on for each slide) and
even though I have clicked the setting for each of them to stop after the
current slide, they each continue to play and the presentation will not
advance until the end of the song (some are berween 3 and 4 minutes!).
 
That behavior sounds consistent with attaching a sound to a slide
transition, which based on your explanation you did not do. Nonetheless, I
have witnessed PowerPoint get confused about how to handle a sound. It
really is one of the program's weakest areas -- no ability to fade, poor
synching, weak storage options. I often see objects of an animation sequence
not begin until the sound ends, even though I have specifically told them to
play together. Usually, I can fix this by jiggling the animation or removing
it and re-applying it. Have you done that?

If you don't resolve this, I invite you to upload the file to
www.altman.com/upload. I'll take a look...





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I'm not sure exactly what you mean by "attaching" the file. I inserted it in
the same way I did a couple of my .wav files which seem to be working okay.
Is there a different way I should be putting these mp3s in my presentation?
This is for a final project for a BCIS class, but our book didn't cover
anything about sound files, so I am learning as I go. I was wondering if the
order made a difference (I'm sure it does, but I'm not sure how it should
go). I have tried putting the song before the title, between the title and
the content, and at the very end. I haven't seen it make a difference. I have
not removed and reapplied the songs. I will give that a try. Thank you so
much for taking the time to respond to me. If I get really stuck, I will
upload the file to you.
 
By attaching a sound file to a transition, I refer to an altogether
different way of integrating sound, and I used a bit of lazy language; my
bad. From the Slide Transition task pane, you'll notice that one of the
options is to have a sound play during the transition. I mention all of this
as FYI background, because this approach will not get you where you want to
go: sounds attached to transitions will play beyond the current slide.

To eliminate the very real possibility that PowerPoint is hopelessly
confused, select the sound clip, delete it, and then re-insert it. Let us
know...





Rick A.
 
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