Powerpoint

[son...@optonline.net]

Nevermind. I found it.

Andy

[Sylvia Louie]

where did you find it?  I'm having the same problem.

On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 1:17 PM, <son...@optonline.net> wrote:

Nevermind.  I found it.

Andy

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[ANDREW ROBERTSON]

First you download the zip files.  Then you use a zip application (you need to have software such as "winzip" or "winrar") to unzip the folder.  Inside are a number of files most of which have the suffix ".mp3" (this means they are audio files).  There are two, though, called "IC_Introduction" that have the suffix ".ppt".  Those are powerpoint files.  I think you can use either file though I used the second (I had trouble using the first).  Some folks might need to use the first depending on which version of powerpoint they have.

 

To get the sounds to play with the powerpoint slides, I played around with a few things (I'm no expert) and finally got the sound to work.  First of all, I would make sure that you unpack the zip files into regular files on your hard drive.  Next, when you boot powerpoint (your computer will need to have this program from Microsoft), you should receive a prompt to enable macros (and also possibly Active X).  You should enable that.  If you don't get that prompt, click on the question mark which should be on the right hand side (towards the top) of your screen in powerpoint.  This is the help menu.  Type in "macros" and search for help on macros.  Once I enabled macros, I played with the "macros" button at the end under the "view" tab.  It will probably ask you where to find audio files so you should specify the path for your unpacked audio files. 

 

Then, to make the sound works after you have enabled macros and run the macro, you need to be in "slide" mode in Powerpoint.  This means go to the "slide show" tab and choose the button for viewing the slide show "from the beginning".  Once you are in slideshow mode (as opposed to the mode where you could edit the slide), you should be able to click on a syllable and get it to play. 

 

I hope this is not more confusing than helpful.  I am not at all a computer expert.  I just played around with it and thought I would convey what seemed to work for me.  Good luck.

 

Andy