Audio in PowerPoint – Basics: Insert Audio (Sound) in PowerPoint

Created: Thursday, August 3, 2017, posted by Geetesh at 1:44 pm

Updated: Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 5:36 pm

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Sounds come in so many file types: MP3, WMA, or WAV files are just the common types that you can insert in PowerPoint slides. These sound files automatically embed into your presentation; this means that you no longer have to worry about linked files getting misplaced or lost like you had to in previous versions of PowerPoint.

To learn more, choose your version of PowerPoint. If we do not have a tutorial for your version of PowerPoint, explore the version closest to the one you use.

Microsoft Windows:

Insert Audio (Sound) in PowerPoint 365

Insert Audio (Sound) in PowerPoint 2019

Insert Audio (Sound) in PowerPoint 2016

Insert Audio (Sound) in PowerPoint 2013

Insert Audio (Sound) in PowerPoint 2010

Insert Audio (Sound) in PowerPoint 2007

Insert Audio (Sound) in PowerPoint 2003 and 2002

Apple Mac

Insert Audio (Sound) in PowerPoint 365

Insert Audio (Sound) in PowerPoint 2019

Insert Audio (Sound) in PowerPoint 2016

Insert Audio (Sound) in PowerPoint 2011

PowerPoint for the Web

Insert Audio (Sound) in PowerPoint

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