You can add audio, such as music, narration, or sound bites, to your PowerPoint presentation. When adding audio, you can also specify when the audio should start and how long it should run.

In PowerPoint, you can add sounds to animations or hyperlinks, described here. You can also play sounds automatically when a slide appears. Add a sound to an animation You must have previously …

With the audio icon selected on the slide, on the Playback tab, select Play in Background. Play in Background makes the audio file start automatically during a slide show and also makes the audio …

To start the audio immediately when the slide appears during the presentation, use the options on the Playback tab. To start the audio after a delayed interval of time that you set, use Animation options.

With a microphone, speakers, and a sound card, you can record your presentation and capture your voice narration, slide timings, and laser pointer gestures.

Open the slide where you want to add the audio file. Select Audio on My PC and then browse to the location on your computer or network where the audio file is stored. Select OK, and the audio player …

Training: In Microsoft PowerPoint, you can record your presentation, narration, and animation timings to give it a professional and polished feel. Watch this video to learn how.

On macOS, this feature is only available to Microsoft 365 subscribers. If you are an Microsoft 365 subscriber, make sure you have the latest version of Office. Another option is to use a different app, …

You can record your PowerPoint presentation—or just a single slide—and capture voice, ink gestures, and your video presence. The completed recording is like any other presentation. You can play it for …

Depending on the version of PowerPoint that you're using, you can insert an embedded video (the default behavior) or link to a video file stored on your computer.