Music+in+Presentations

Adding Music to Presentations ---M. Ballard and M. Pegus It is possible to add music to powerpoint presentations and it is possible to make it artful. Music can add a lot to the esthetic of the presentation. There are various ways to add music to presentations. We will be exploring methods of adding music for both iWorks Keynote and Microsoft Powerpoint 2010.

How To Add Music to iWorks Keynote Presentations (Mac Computers) Steps: Open the program Keynote
 * 1) Click "Media". This will open a panel on the side of the window.
 * 2) Click "Inspector". This will open an additional panel which will allow you to control how loud the music plays and the volume of the sound track.
 * 3) Click "Audio" in the "Media" panel if not already selected.
 * 4) Click the song or playlist you wish to add and drag over to the page.
 * 5) It will appear in the QuickTime player tab of the inspector window. From here you can determine starting and stopping time for the track by sliding it along the line. You can also decide if you want it to repeat but it will only last for the one slide.
 * 6) Adjust volume and you are to go.

OR if you you want it for the entire presentation then follow these instructions: Open the program Keynote
 * 1) Click "Media". This will open a panel on the side of the window.
 * 2) Click "Inspector". This will open an additional panel which will allow you to control how loud the music plays and the volume of the sound track.
 * 3) Click "Audio" in the "Media" panel if not already.
 * 4) In the "Inspector" panel select "Document"
 * 5) Once in the "Document" panel select "Audio"
 * 6) Go the the "Media" panel pick the song you want to use and drag over to the little box in the "Document" Panel
 * 7) In the "Document" panel select the duration and adjust the volume. You have now added music to your presentation

OR if you want to record yourself follow these instructions: Open the program Keynote
 * 1) Click "Inspector". This will open an additional panel which will allow you to control the volume of the sound track.
 * 2) In the "Inspector" panel select "Document"
 * 3) Once in the "Document" panel select "Audio"
 * 4) Click "Record" to start and stop the recording.
 * 5) Repeat for each slide you wish to do this with.

Inserting Music in Powerpoint 2010 for Windows

Step 1 Open up Powerpoint 2010 Step 2 Select the INSERT tab from the top  Step 3 Click audio



Step 4 Three different ways to put in audio 


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All three of the audio options will result in having a small speaker icon to appear on the powerpoint presentation that can be moved around. If you click on the icon the audio that you selected will play. If you want to adjust where and how your audio starts, start by clicking the speaker icon. Once selected a playback option will appear at the top. Click it. Then click “Trim Audio”.