Functional Overview

Presentation authors can specify that both audio and video can play while a slide is shown in slide show. When such media is inserted into a presentation, a presentation author can specify that the media is to play automatically (that is, in accordance with the slide’s animation timeline) or in response to a mouse-click. In either case, media only plays for the duration of time specified, or until the slide changes, whichever is shorter.

Sources for audio content include CD-based files as well as the more traditional disc- or server-based files.

When inserting audio content stored on a CD, the author can specify a start and end track, as well as an index into each track. This information identifies the content from the CD to be played for the specified slide during a slide show.

In cases where the audio or video content is stored on a hard drive or server, the author can only specify the file itself; it will be played in its entirety, or until the slide changes.