Transcript How to Add Animations & Narrations to a PowerPoint

How to Add Sound &
Animations to a PowerPoint
Presentation
Created by K. Sheibley
October 2009
Adding Animations #1
• Want your PowerPoint to run all by
itself?
• Go to Slide Show  Slide Transition
• Choose Automatically After ___ Sec
• Choose Apply to All
Adding Animations #2
• Want each segment of a slide to appear
at different times?
• Click on text
• Go to Formatting Palette  Animation
 Customize
• Select text to animate, then choose Add
Effect
• Choose Start, Property, and Speed
Adding Animations #3
• Want crazy sounds and cool entrance
effects?
• Go to Slide Show  Slide Transition
• Choose Effect & Speed
• Choose Sound
• Click Apply for just one slide OR Apply
to All for all of your slides.
Adding Sound/Music
• Want some cool music to play with a
slide?
• Go to Insert  Movies & Sounds 
Sound from File
• Choose Sound  Insert
• When dialog box opens:
– Click YES to play sound automatically
– Click NO to play sound when clicked
Adding Narration #1
• Want to have an actual voice talking?
Record a narration!
• Slide Show  Record Narration
• The recording will start at the beginning
of the slide show. If you don’t want
narration for that slide, just click to the
next!
• Save slide timings = slides progress at
the speed you recorded the narration
• Don’t save timings = slides progress at
whatever pace you choose
Adding Narration #2
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Want to add narration to just one slide?
Insert  Movies & Sounds  Record Sound
Just record the sound, listen to it, and save it!
Be sure to name the sound (ex: Slide 12)
A sound button will appear on the slide.
Click the button, then go to the Formatting
Palette
• Animation  Add Effect  Media  Play  OK
• Then select Start: After Previous
• This makes the sound play automatically!
Royalty-free Music
& FREE Sound Effects
• http://freeplaymusic.com/ (Click Preview to listen - will
open in iTunes; click MP3 to download - save to disk)
• http://www.stockmusic.net/index.cfm/page/main.hom
e (Play Demo to listen; Download Demo to download)
• http://www.audionautix.com/index.html (Click to
listen; Option-Click to download)
• http://www.a1freesoundeffects.com/ (Click to listen;
Option-Click to download)
• http://www.stonewashed.net/sfx.html A collection of
FREE sound effects sites
Adding Slides
• There are many
slide formats to
choose from,
including text,
tables, charts,
pictures, and
media clips in a
variety of layouts.
• Don’t see what
you want? You
can always
custom-create a
slide.
Adding Objects
• Just like in Word, you can add
symbols, shapes, lines, and text
shapes by using the “Add Objects”
section of the formatting palette.
Looks like rain!
Changing the Background #1
• You can change the background of your
slides using the Formatting Palette.
• There are preset slide backgrounds to
choose from.
• Just type in your information, and
choose a slide preset. The program
takes care of the rest!
• NOTE: This applies the background to
EVERY slide!
Changing the Background #2
• Want your slides to be a single, solid
color?
• Go to Format  Slide Background
• Click on the drop down menu and
choose any of the colors there, OR
choose more colors and personalize
it!
• NOTE: This option allows you to
customize each slide OR apply to all.
Changing the Background #3
• Want cool stripes as your
background? How about a texture or
pattern?
• Go to Format  Slide Background
• Click on the drop down menu and
choose Fill Effects.
Changing the Background #4
• Or you can choose a picture from
your hard drive to serve as a slide
background!
• Go to Format  Slide Background
• Click on the drop down menu and
choose Fill Effects  Picture
Changing the Background #5
•Want the picture but want it to be more
transparent?
•Go to Insert  Picture
•Choose the picture you want
•Resize it to fit the slide
•Go to Format  Picture  Colors &
Lines
•Increase the Transparency to fit your
needs
•Insert text boxes to type your info
Changing the Background #6
•How about the same picture but in
black & white or as a watermark?
•Go to Insert  Picture
•Choose the picture you want
•Resize it to fit the slide
•Go to Format  Picture  Picture 
Color
•Choose Grayscale, Black & White, or
Watermark
•Insert text boxes to type your info
FREE ClipArt Websites
• http://free-clipart.net/ Includes animated gifs, clip art,
icons, and backgrounds
• http://www.1clipart.com/ Over 10,000 free clip art
images!
• http://www.free-graphics.com/
• http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx
• http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Free+Clip+Art
+&go=&form=QBIR&qs=n Over 800,000 images!
• http://www.clip-art.com/ A collection of over 80 FREE
clip art sites
• http://classroomclipart.com/
FREE PowerPoint Templates
• http://www.brainybetty.com/MENUPowerPoint.htm
(Download .zip file; open file; in PPT, choose Format
 Slide Design  choose .pot file
• http://www.templateswise.com/ (Download .zip file;
open file; in PPT, choose Format  Slide
Background  from drop down menu choose Fill
Effects  Picture  choose .jpeg file
• http://www.indezine.com/powerpoint/templates/freete
mplates.html (NOTE: Requires you to become a
member; however, membership is FREE.)