Video Presentations and PowerPoints

1. In the navigation pane, click the slide that you want to add sound to.
2. On the Insert menu, point to Audio, and then select Record Audio. The Record Sound dialog box opens.
3. To start recording, click Record.
4. When you are finished, click Stop.
5. To listen to the sound that you just recorded, click Play.
6. In the Name box, type a name for the sound, and then click Insert. An audio icon appears on the slide.

1. On the slide, select the audio clip icon.
2. On the PowerPoint ribbon, on the Playback tab, do the following, as needed:
   • Determine when the audio clip should start playing: In the Start list, select Automatically or When Clicked.
   • To play an audio clip continuously until stopped (rather than just playing once), select Loop Until Stopped. (Used alone, this option means the looping sound lasts while the slide it resides on is being shown. When Loop Until Stopped is used in tandem with Play Across Slides, the looping sound continues throughout the presentation).
   • To play the audio clip as you click through the slides in your presentation, select Play Across Slides.
   • Select Hide During Show if you want the audio icon to be invisible during Slide Show.

On the slide, select the audio icon, and then click the Play/Pause button beneath the audio icon.

1. Click the audio clip icon.
2. On the PowerPoint ribbon, on the Playback tab, select the Hide During Show check box.

1. On the File menu, select Save to ensure all your recent work has been saved in PowerPoint presentation format (.pptx).
2. Click File > Export > Create a Video. (Or, on the Recording tab of the ribbon, click Export to Video.)
3. In the first drop-down box under the Create a Video heading, select the video quality you want, which pertains to the resolution of the finished video. The higher the video quality, the larger the file size. (You may want to test them to determine which one meets your needs.)
4. The second drop-down box under the Create a Video heading tells whether your presentation includes narration and timings. (You may switch this setting if you like.)
   • If you haven’t recorded timed narration, by default the value is Don’t Use Recorded Timings and Narrations.
   • The default time spent on each slide is 5 seconds. You can change that timing in the Seconds to spend on each slide box. To the right of the box, click the up arrow to increase the duration, or click the down arrow to decrease the duration.
   • If you have recorded a timed narration, by default the value is Use Recorded Timings and Narrations.
5. Click Create Video.
6. In the File name box, enter a file name for the video, browse for the folder that will contain this file, and then click Save.
7. In the Save as type box, choose either MPEG-4 Video or Windows Media Video. You can track the progress of the video creation by looking at the status bar at the bottom of your screen. The video creation process can take up to several hours depending on the length of the video and the complexity of the presentation.
   • Tip: For a long video, you can set it up to be created overnight. That way, it’ll be ready for
     you the following morning.
8. To play your newly-created video, go to the designated folder location, and then double-click the file.

1. Click File > Export.
2. On the File Format menu, select the video format that you want (MP4 or MOV).
3. Select the video quality you want: Presentation Quality, Internet Quality, or Low Quality. The higher the video quality, the larger the file size.
4. If you have recorded timings and want to use them in the video you create from your presentation, make sure the box next to Use Recorded Timings and Narrations is checked. You can also choose to set the amount of time the video will spend on each slide if you don’t have a set timing.
5. When you’ve made all your selections, choose Export.