Add music to PowerPoint

PowerPoint presentations have always been highly customizable. You can add text boxes, divide your presentation into sections, and even customize WordArt. If you want to add an auditory element to your presentation, you can do that too. Let’s see how you can add music to PowerPoint.

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Add audio to a PowerPoint presentation

If you have an audio file on your computer and want to add it to a slide in your PowerPoint presentation, you can do so. The audio file you insert must be in one of the following formats:

• AIFF
• AU
• midi
• MP3
• M4A
• MP4
• WAV
• WMA

If your audio file is not in one of the above formats, you will not be able to add it to your PowerPoint. In that case, you may want to use an online conversion tool to change it from the current format to one of those mentioned above.

Add audio to your PowerPoint presentation

Go to the Insert tab in your PowerPoint.

In the Media section, click Audio.

Select from the subsequent drop-down menu Audio on my PC….

This will open File Explorer. Find the audio file you want to insert, select it and click on it Insert.

Your audio file appears in PowerPoint as a media playback bar.

Record and insert audio into your PowerPoint presentation

For this to work, you must have a microphone. If you’re using a laptop, your built-in microphone will automatically activate so you can record your audio clip. If you’re working on a desktop, you’ll need to plug in a special microphone and identify it in PowerPoint.

Go to the Insert tab in your PowerPoint.

In the Media section, click Audio.

Select from the subsequent drop-down menu Record sound….

Click the Red circle button to start recording from your microphone.

Click the Square button to stop recording. Select Okay when you’re done.

Your recorded audio appears in the PowerPoint as a clickable button.