Thread: Power Point - Embedding sound files in presentation

When sound files in a Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 presentation don't get copied when you transfer the presentation from one computer to another, it is because PowerPoint normally only links large sound files to a presentation instead of embedding them. By default, if you add a sound file greater than 100 KB, PowerPoint only establishes a link between the presentation and the large sound file.

If you wish to copy the presentation with sound, you must also copy the original sound files along with the PPT presentation file. However, if you find this process cumbersome, you can force Microsoft PowerPoint to embed larger sound files in your presentation. While this increases the presentation's size and load time, it may make it easier to distribute presentations to others. The process is as follows:



•Click on "Tools" and then "Options".

•On getting the dialog options, click on the "General" tab.

•Next, go to "Link sounds with file size greater than" and enter an arbitrarily high number such as 50000 KB. This way, a sound file would have to be greater than 50 MB for it not to be embedded.

•Click on "OK" to save your changes.

•Resave the presentation with now embedded sound.