Record a sound or voice comment on a single slide

To record and hear a sound or comment, you need a sound card, microphone, and speakers. 

  1. Display the slide you want to add a sound or comment to.
  2. On the Insert menu, point to Movies and Sounds, and then click Record Sound.
  3. To record the sound or voice comment, click Record .
  4. When you are finished recording, click Stop .
  5. In the Name box, type a name for the sound, and then click OK.

    A sound icon appears on the slide.

Tip

If you don't want the sound icon to be visible, in normal view, drag it off the slide. If you didn't set it up to run automatically, do so: Right-click it, and on the shortcut menu, click Custom Animation. In the task pane, under Modify: Appear, in the Start box, click the arrow, and then click Start with Previous.