10.12. Add a Transition Sound

You can apply a sound to one or more slides in a presentation. When used appropriately, transition sounds highlight important information during a slide show. As a rule of thumb, using transition sounds sparingly means the sounds will have greater impact, increasing audience attention to the most important information. Having the same sound for every slide has less impact.

Add a Transition Sound

ADD THE SOUND

1 With the slide to which you want to add a transition sound selected in Normal view, click the Animations tab.

2 Click the Transition Sound .

3 Click a sound.

PowerPoint previews the transition sound and ...

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