Midi sound files and powerpoint viewer

[Marion]

Is there a way to have the midi files embedded in a
presentation (created using powerpoint 2002) play when I
open it with powerpoint viewer? I got the midi files from
the powerpoint sound clip organizer.

I'm using the viewer because the presentation will be run
on a pc using powerpoint 2000, and that version of
powerpoint does not display the full slides or play the
midi files, whereas the slides look good in viewer but the
midi files don't play. I tried using pack and go and then
opening the extracted files in powerpoint 2000, but I have
the same issues.

Thanks.

 

[Bill Dilworth]

In order to embed the midi file, you will have to convert it to WAV sound
file format. Sound files are always linked (not embedded), unless they are
A) in WAV format *AND* B) below the size limit set in the options menu.

Keep in mind that WAV files are uncompressed sound files and will increase
the size of the presentation dramatically. This may be a consideration if
you are emailing the presentation. It is sometimes better to email a link
to the presentation's address on your website, rather than the presentation
itself.


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[John Langhans [MSFT]]

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Hello,

PowerPoint does not include the ability to embed (not link) multimedia
formats other than *.WAV audio files (using the Insert -> Movies and Sounds
-> [ Sound from file | Sound from Clip Organizer | Record Sound ] commands)
that are smaller than the maximum embedded sound file size specified in the
General tab of the Tools -> Options dialog.

There are a variety of workarounds to make your presentations with linked
content more portable including:

* Pack and Go (PPT 2002 and earlier), or
* Package for CD in PowerPoint 2003
* Saving presentation in MHTML format (single file web page)
* Converting your audio files in to *.WAV files and embedding them (check
the General tab of the Options dialog to adjust linking threshold for sound
files if necessary).

Of course, If you (or anyone else reading this message) feel strongly that
the option to embed other kinds of multimedia should be a built-in feature
in PowerPoint or that PowerPoint should provide better tools for managing
linked content (such as linked media files), don't forget to send your
suggestion (in YOUR OWN WORDS, please) to Microsoft at:

http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp

It's VERY important that, for EACH wish, you describe in detail, WHY it is
important TO YOU that your product suggestion be implemented. A good wish
submssion includes WHAT scenario, work-flow, or end-result is blocked by
not having a specific feature, HOW MUCH time and effort ($$$) is spent
working around a specific limitation of the current product, etc. Remember
that Microsoft receives THOUSANDS of product suggestions every day and we
read each one but, in any given product development cycle, there are ONLY
sufficient resources to address the ones that are MOST IMPORTANT to our
customers so take the extra time to state your case as CLEARLY and
COMPLETELY as possible so that we can FEEL YOUR PAIN.

IMPORTANT: Each submission should be a single suggestion (not a list of
suggestions).

John Langhans
Microsoft Corporation
Supportability Program Manager
Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows
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