[mso] Re: Please Help with Narration on Powerpoint
- From: "Echo S" <echos@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 20:37:45 -0500
Hi, Marshalle.
Probably the best way to do this would be to turn on some sound recording
software, have your boss sit at the computer and scroll through the slides
while talking. Then break those sound files up and insert them into PPT.
I'm sure you're aware that that's one way -- which is probably why you're
asking this! You're right, it will be tedious to insert the narrations into
individual slides, but to be honest, that's the best way for you to be
assured of proper timing. Saving the narrations as WAV files and embedding
them into the slide transitions will accomplish a couple of things: It will
embed the sounds into the presentation which helps with portability (even
though it will be a very large file), and it will cause the correct
narration to begin on the correct slide.
Another option would be to record the voice and insert it into the
presentation as a background track. (Instrux at
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00047.htm ) Only problem here is
controlling the timing. It's very possible -- even probable -- to have the
presentation play differently on different machines (and even on the same
machine, for that matter). See, timing is not PPT's strong suit, not by a
long shot. If you go this route, I'd suggest playing a narration across
maybe every 10 slides. That way you probably won't have as much opportunity
for the timing to go so bad.
I wouldn't recommend using PPT's own record narration feature, as it can be
difficult to adjust the slide timings once those are inserted. For whatever
reason, narrations recorded in this manner often end up getting cut off if
the slide timing is changed -- even if it's increased, go figure.
--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com
----- Original Message -----
> It looks great but I need to find the most expedient method to adding
> narration as opposed to just going slide by slide.
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