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� Songs can be inserted to play at the beginning and end of a speaker-led presentation.

� Songs can be added to self-running presentations to accompany the presentation. Thesesongs can be set to repeat so that the presentation can be looped.

To complete this presentation, you will need the following file:� p06_Holiday

You will save your presentation as:� Lastname_Firstname_p06_Holiday

1. Start PowerPoint. From your student files, open p06_Holiday. Save the presentation inyour PowerPoint Chapter 6 folder as Lastname_Firstname_p06_Holiday

2. Display Slide 1. On the Transitions tab, in the Transitions to This Slide group, click thethird transition thumbnail—Fade. In the Timing group, click the Apply to All button.

The Fade transition is applied to all slides. This presentation will be led by a speaker.

3. Locate a song in your personal collection. Select a song that you would like to play as thepresentation begins and another that you would like to play as the presentation ends. Notethe track number of each song. If you are using a CD, place the CD in the CD drive of yourcomputer or open the audio file folder. If AutoPlay displays, click Close . Copy thesongs you would like to use into the Music folder on your computer. If you are using a songthat you saved on an MP3 player, connect the MP3 player to your computer and copy thesongs you would like to use into the Music folder on your computer. If you do not have aCD or MP3 player, you may find sample music files on your computer in the Music folderor ask your instructor to provide a file.

4. With Slide 1 selected, on the Insert tab, in the Media group, click the Audio button arrow,and then click Audio from File.

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5. In the displayed Insert Audio dialog box, locate the audio file you have selected. At the bottom of the dialog box, click Insert. Compare your screen with Figure 1.

6. With the sound icon that you just inserted selected, click the Playback tab. In the AudioOptions group, click the Start arrow and then click Automatically so that the songs startswithout the presenter’s intervention. Select Loop until Stopped. Select Hide During Showso that the sound icon does not appear during the slide show. Compare your screen withFigure 2.

7. Display Slide 5. Repeat the technique just practiced to play the second track you chose. Usethe same options and settings as in the previous step.

8. Save the presentation. Turn on your speakers or insert headphones, and then press 5to view the slide show from the beginning. End the show, and then display Slide 1.

9. Press 5 to view the slide show from the beginning.

Notice that the audio files begin to play automatically. This setting would allow a presenter to have music playing before and after the presentation without any intervention.

10. Add the file name and date to the Notes and Handouts footer, and then Save .Exit PowerPoint, and then submit your project as directed.

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Track selected

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