User guide

Audio in presentations
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Using audio in presentations
Add audio files to a presentation
Recording audio
About audio recording equipment
Set audio recording quality
Change the audio input source
Calibrate microphones for recording
Record audio
Record audio at a specific location in a presentation
Synchronize audio and animation timings
Edit audio files
Preplay audio
Add silence to an audio file
Adjust audio volume
Add and export slide notes
Import slide notes
Manage audio clips and files
Using audio in presentations
Adobe Presenter lets you add narration, music, step-by-step instructions, or almost any sound to your projects. You can use audio to provide
instructions or to emphasize key points in the presentation. In general, sound can be as individual and flexible as any other presentation
component.
You can use audio in Adobe Presenter presentations in various ways. For example, Adobe Presenter can help you with the following tasks:
Adding sound to an individual slide
Adding special sounds to quizzes for correct and incorrect answers
Adobe Presenter lets you record your own audio files (using some simple equipment) or import existing files. Recorded files are saved in mp3
format. Imported files can be in WAV or mp3 format. Stereo files are imported as stereo, and mono files are imported as mono.
note: Files imported in WAV format are converted to mp3 when a presentation is published. Final published presentations only play mp3
files.
Audio files included in presentations are saved within the audio assets folder. The PPCX file contains metadata about audio files.
Presentations with a PPC file must be converted to PPCX to enable Adobe Presenter features. If you move or copy presentation files or the
assets folder, be sure to include the audio assets folder. (Moving or copying the audio assets folder without the PPCX file may lead to
problems.)
After you add audio to a presentation, you can synchronize the timing with other content, such as animations. For example, if your
presentation contains PowerPoint animations, such as text that “flies in,” you can synchronize the animations with the audio. (For more
information, see Add animation, image, and Flash (SWF) files.) Adobe Presenter also contains features that enable you to add silent periods
to audio files. You can also normalize audio for all slides so that the sound level is consistent.
Add audio files to a presentation
You can quickly add existing WAV or mp3 format audio files to a presentation. Simply import the files and use them as opening music, narration,
instructions, or for any other purposes.
1. In PowerPoint, open a presentation (PPT or PPTX file).
2. Click Adobe Presenter, and in the Audio group, click Import.
3. Select the slide to which you want to add the audio file.
4. Click Browse and navigate to the audio file (WAV or mp3) you want to add to the slide.
5. Select the audio file and click Open. (You can add multiple files. If you select more than one, the first audio file is added to the slide you
selected in step 3, the next file to the slide immediately following, and so on.)
Do not exceed 100 minutes of audio per individual slide in a presentation.