Adding background sounds to topics

Use the Appearance tab at the Topic Properties dialog to apply background sounds to your topics. The sound clip will be played back (as many times as you specify) whenever the topic opens in the viewer.

Supported sound formats include:

To add a background sound to a topic:

  1. Click the Topics tab.

  2. Select the topic(s) to format. To select multiple topics, press and hold CTRL while you click each one.

  3. Click Properties .

  4. Click the Appearance tab.

  5. From Background Sound, select the sound file that you want to use.

  6. If the file you want to use is not stored in the current folder, click , navigate to the drive/folder that contains the file, select it, and then click Open. If you are prompted to copy the file to your current project, click OK.

  7. In Sound Loop Count, specify the number of times the sound clip should be played while the topic is open (the default is 1). Select Infinite to play the sound continuously while the topic is open.

  8. Click OK. To test the topic, right-click and select View .