How to Insert a Music File on A Slide
It’s easy to insert a music file on a slide. Go to a slide and select Insert > Audio > Audio on My PC. In the dialog box, choose the file and select Insert. An icon for the music file appears in the center of the slide.
How to Play Music When a Slide Appears
You can start music automatically when a specific slide appears or after a delay. To start playing music automatically:
How to Play Music After a Delay
Set music to play after the amount of time you choose.
How to Play a Song Across All Slides
You can play a single song or a collection of music throughout an entire presentation, as well. To play music during the entire presentation in PowerPoint 2019, PowerPoint 2016, PowerPoint 2013, and PowerPoint 2010:
Play Music in PowerPoint for Mac
Play music during an entire presentation in PowerPoint for Mac.
Hide the Audio Icon
You may not want the audio icon to be visible on the slide where you inserted music. Fortunately, hiding it is a simple task.
Audio File Formats Supported by PowerPoint
Before you add music to your PowerPoint presentations, understand which audio file formats are supported. If it’s not listed below, you can’t use it. Windows
AIFF Audio file (.aiff)AU Audio file (.au)MIDI file (.mid or .midi)MP3 Audio file (.mp3)Advanced Audio Coding - MPEG-4 Audio file (.m4a, .mp4)Windows Audio file (.wav)Windows Media Audio file (.wma)
Mac
AIFF Audio file (.aiff or .aif) AU Audio file (.au or .snd)MP3 Audio file (.mp3 or .mpga)MP2 audio (.mp2)MPEG-4 Audio file (mp4 or .mpg4)Waveform Audio file (.wav, .wave, .bwf)Audible.com audio (.aa or .aax)Apple MPEG-4 audio (.m4a)Advanced Audio Coding - MPEG-2 Audio file (.aac or .adts)Apple CoreAudio format (.caf)Adaptive Multi-rate Audio (.amr)Ringtone (.m4r) AC-3 audio (.ac3) Enhanced AC-3 audio (.eac3, .ec3)
