Problem inserting music

[WLMPilot]

I am using Powerpoint 2002 both at home and work.

On my computer at home, I am unable to insert music. I have done this
before, but don't know what is wrong. The procedure I am using is:

Insert > Movies & Sounds > Sound From File

Then I choose the file (song) I want to insert. However, I am getting the
following error:

Powerpoint couldn't insert a sound from the select file

However, when I took the files to work and repeated the same steps, I was
able to insert the music into the powerpoint. Interestingly, when I got back
home and ran the powerpoint (with music inserted), the music would not play.

Is there some "switch" or something that I need to enable/disable?
Any other suggestions?

Thanks,
Les

 

[Michael Koerner]

Which format is the sound file? Only wav files get inserted into
presentations depending on the max filesize (50000kb max) set. If other than
a wav file, when you took the PowerPoint presentation home, did you also
take along the music file?

 

[John Wilson]

Try moving the sound file at home into a folder that is less buried in the
file structure. Ideally something like C:\ppts but usually tyhe desktop is
fine. Put the Powerpoint in that folder too and insert again. When you move
computers take the whole folder. There's a lot more on sounds on our tutorial
pages here:

http://www.PPTAlchemy.co.uk

http://www.technologytrish.co.uk
email john AT technologytrish.co.uk

 

[WLMPilot]

The files were on a memory stick when they were executed at work. At home, I
copied the entire folder (muisc & presentation in same folder) on the the C:'
drive.

The format for the music is mp3, which I have used in powerpoint
presentations before.

Les

 

[WLMPilot]

I copied the entire folder to DESKTOP. I noticed that the sound icon
referenced the song on the memory stick (G:\). So I deleted the current
music entry and tried to insert using the music from the new locate
C:\Desktop. I got that same error again. I did not save it and the original
presentation is still saved on the memory stick, which is what I may have to
use to run the presentation if I cannot get this thing working off the hard
drive.

Les

 

[John Wilson]

Did you put the file in the same folder as the presentation BEFORE you
inserted the music?

 

[Michael Koerner]

Not a good place to run a presentation form. Make sure you have the music in
the same folder as the presentation before you insert it. try that and see
what happens.

 

[WLMPilot]

All files were in the same folder. The ONLY time the presentation executed
correctly was when I inserted the music file into the presentation while on
the memory stick at work. Nothing else has worked. I have placed the folder
in DESKTOP and another location "buried" as subdirectory on hard drive. I
really do not know why I cannot insert the music and execute the
presentation. If you come up with any other suggestions.

Thanks again,
Les

 

[WLMPilot]

All files were in the same folder. The ONLY time the presentation executed
correctly was when I inserted the music file into the presentation while on
the memory stick at work. Nothing else has worked. I have placed the folder
in DESKTOP and another location "buried" as subdirectory on hard drive. I
really do not know why I cannot insert the music and execute the
presentation. If you come up with any other suggestions.

Thanks again,
Les