PPT SLIDE SHOW

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PPT SLIDE SHOW

Kim Libera 0

UNABLE TO GET AN AUDIO TRACK THAT I EXTRACTED FROM UTUBE VIDEO TO PLAY THRU PPT SLIDE SHOW. SOMETHING CHANGED OVER THE LAST YEAR. FOLLOWED INSERT MEDIA FROM PC. VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND THE EXTRACTED AUDIO TRACK B/C THEY DON'T STORE ON WINDOWS EXPLORER NORMAL FOLDERS. HAD TO USE "ALL FILES" AS SOURCE BOX. CLICKED ON THE AUDIO TRACK WHICH IS MP4. IT DID NOT REVEAL THE PLAY IN BACKGROUND TAB UNDER PLAYBACK ON THE TOP. W/O THIS THE MUSIC STOPS AFTER 1 SLIDE. DONT KNOW WHY IT DOES NOT SHOW.

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Dear Kim Libera,

I understand that you inserted an audio track extracted from a YouTube video into PowerPoint, but the music stops after the first slide. The file appears as an MP4, and the Play in Background option is not available on the Playback tab.

The issue may be related to the file format. Although the MP4 contains an audio track, PowerPoint normally treats an MP4 file as video, so the Play in Background audio option may not appear.

Please try the options below and check whether the issue continues:

Convert the extracted track to MP3 or M4A using a trusted audio converter. PowerPoint recommends M4A with AAC encoding for audio. See more: Video and audio file formats supported in PowerPoint.
Save the converted file in an easy-to-find folder, such as Music or Downloads.
In PowerPoint, select Insert > Audio > Audio on My PC, then insert the converted file.
Select the speaker icon on the slide. The Playback tab should now appear. Select Play in Background to start the music automatically and continue it across slides.
If needed, open Animations > Animation Pane, double-select the audio item, and under Effect > Stop playing, choose After and enter the number of slides.

If playback is still inconsistent, select File > Info > Optimize Compatibility when that option is available.

Please let me know how it goes after trying these steps, and I'll be glad to continue looking into it with you.

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Kim Libera 0 Reputation points

2026-09-10T17:12:10.4233333+00:00

This still does not show the "play in background" tool under playback. I do these slide shows every year & have several software programs to extract the audio from a video. I converted this utube video using Hit Paw. I opened the Insert Tool to insert media from my pc. Audio files are very hard to find so i clicked "all files" to gain access to the full list. I see my title & clicked open. The thumbnail appears over my PPT. There is nothing showing-not even the megaphone over the slide. I click to start, the music starts & stops on slide #2. so something is not right. This is a major glitch. Is there anyway some one can do a log me in to do this for me. At this point I think I'm going to have to find a different slide show software.