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.

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 …

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 …

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

Make your PowerPoint presentations accessible by adding captions to your audio files

Play audio, such as music, a song, or a sound automatically when a slide appears while you are presenting.

Use PowerPoint with your keyboard and a screen reader to insert video and audio files to spice up your presentations. You can even record an audio file directly from PowerPoint.

You can add captions to presentations that you've recorded with video narration, screen recordings, and any other video (except online videos) that you insert into PowerPoint.

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.

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 …