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You may learn how to add music to PowerPoint by reading this page. Use the features that come with Microsoft PowerPoint to make your PowerPoint presentation more interesting, unique, and eye-catching. Adding animations, slide transitions, and infographics to PowerPoint and using themes in PowerPoint help make the presentation look good. Adding the right background music in PowerPoint also helps set the mood of the presentation and can take the whole thing to a whole new level.
You can record a voiceover in Microsoft PowerPoint and then export it as a video. PowerPoint records audio slide by slide instead of in one long file. This makes it easy to re-record a slide if the creator makes a mistake or needs to change something in the future. Exporting as a video and uploading it to Kaltura or Canvas for streaming is helpful because it standardizes file types, doesn’t require a download to watch, can be captioned, and makes it easier for viewers to move around. Using both text and relevant audio in a presentation can help the audience understand the information.
This audio has many uses, such as helping people understand the information and helping them remember it. Adding audio to your presentation can help make it more interesting. In this article, we talk about how important it is to know how to add music to a PowerPoint presentation, show you How to add music to PowerPoint, and answer some of the most common questions you might have.
How To Add Background Music In PowerPoint
- Open your PowerPoint presentation.
- Go to the slide where you want to add background music.
- Click on the Insert tab in the ribbon at the top of the screen.
- In the Media group, click on the Audio drop-down arrow.
- You will see several options. If you want to use music from your computer, select Audio on My PC. If you want to use music from an online source, select Audio from File or Online Audio.
- If you choose Audio on My PC, navigate to the location where your music file is saved and select it. If you choose Audio from File, you will be prompted to browse and select the music file. If you choose Online Audio, you can search for a specific song or browse through the available options.
- Once you select the music file, it will be inserted into your slide. By default, it will be represented by a speaker icon.
- To customize the playback options, click on the speaker icon. This will reveal the Audio Tools tab in the ribbon.
- In the Audio Tools tab, you can adjust settings such as Playback (e.g., whether the music should play automatically or on click), Volume, Fade In, Fade Out, and Loop Until Stopped.
- You can also trim the audio if you want to use only a specific portion of the music. To do this, click on the Trim Audio button in the Audio Tools tab and follow the instructions.
- Once you have finished customizing the background music, you can go to the Slide Show tab and click on From Beginning or From Current Slide to start the slideshow with the background music.
How To Add Music To Powerpoint From Youtube
- Open the YouTube video containing the music you want to use in your presentation.
- Copy the URL of the video from the address bar of your web browser.
- Open a new tab or window in your web browser and visit a YouTube to MP3 converter website. There are several options available, such as ytmp3.cc or y2mate.com.
- Paste the YouTube video URL into the converter’s input field.
- Select the audio format you want to convert the YouTube video to (e.g., MP3).
- Click on the “Convert” or “Start” button to initiate the conversion process.
- Once the conversion is complete, the converter website will provide you with a download link for the audio file.
- Click on the download link to save the audio file to your computer.
- Open your PowerPoint presentation.
- Go to the slide where you want to add the music.
- Click on the Insert tab in the ribbon at the top of the screen.
- In the Media group, click on the Audio drop-down arrow.
- Select Audio on My PC to insert the downloaded audio file from your computer.
- Navigate to the location where you saved the YouTube audio file and select it.
- The audio file will be inserted into your slide, represented by a speaker icon.
- Customize the playback options by clicking on the speaker icon and using the Audio Tools tab in the ribbon. You can set the playback options, adjust volume, apply fade in/out effects, and more.
- Once you have finished customizing the background music, you can go to the Slide Show tab and click on From Beginning or From Current Slide to start the slideshow with the YouTube music.
FAQs
Yes, you can add background music from YouTube to your PowerPoint presentation by downloading the audio, saving it as an MP3 file, and then inserting it into your presentation by clicking the “Insert” tab and choosing “Audio.”
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