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Once you insert an audio clip into your presentation, you may find that it is too long, or there may be parts in the clip that you don’t want the audiences to hear. Or, maybe you just need a small bit to play, like the sound of that trumpet blowing! Although you can scrub the clip using the Player Controls bar to ascertain where you want the clip to begin and end, that option may become monotonous and inaccurate. Additionally, it also looks very unprofessional if you try scrubbing an audio clip right in front of your audience. Fortunately, PowerPoint’s Trim Audio option can make this easy for you. Follow these steps to explore how you can trim an audio clip right inside PowerPoint 2016.
Learn to trim an audio clip in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.
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Dr. Stephanie Evergreen is an internationally-recognized data visualization and design expert. She has trained future data nerds worldwide through keynote presentations and workshops, for clients including Time, Adobe, Verizon, Head Start, American Institutes for Research, Rockefeller Foundation, Brookings Institute, and the United Nations. She writes a popular blog on data-presentation at StephanieEvergreen.com. Her book, Effective Data Visualization, was published in Spring 2016.
In this conversation, Stephanie discusses her other book, Presenting Data Effectively: Communicating Your Findings for Maximum Impact, just published in its second edition in June 2017. Both books hit #1 on Amazon bestseller lists.
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Insert an audio file within your PowerPoint slide, and choose to play it either with a click or set it to play automatically. Whichever option you choose, some files can sound loud and unexpected! Have you not experienced the sudden scare or shock when a shrill voice interrupts an almost silent environment? Rather than shake the soul of your audiences, you can use PowerPoint’s fade options to add a gradual increase in the volume of your audio files. PowerPoint provides both Fade In and Fade Out effects that you can add to the beginning and end of your audio clips. These fade options make your audio clips sound smoother and more subtle.
Fade in or fade out your audio clips in PowerPoint 2016 for Windows.
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Mike Parkinson (Microsoft MVP and APMP Fellow) is an internationally recognized visual communication expert, professional speaker, and award-winning author. Mike is one of 36 Microsoft PowerPoint MVPs in the world. He regularly conducts workshops and creates graphics, presentations, and creative materials for Fortune 500 companies like Microsoft, FedEx, Xerox, Dell, and Boeing as well as at international learning institutions and organizations. Mike owns both Billion Dollar Graphics and 24 Hour Company. He authored a popular Do-It-Yourself Billion Dollar Graphics book and is completing his latest book on PowerPoint for educators.
In this conversation, Mike talks about his sessions at the upcoming Presentation Summit 2017 in Clearwater Beach, FL.
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Morph is a fairly new transition effect that has changed the PowerPoint ecosystem. In fact, it has motivated PowerPoint designers, who have found some amazing ways to take this transition effect to its limits. In this charged-up atmosphere, many PowerPoint designers have decided that Morph is Microsoft’s answer to Prezi since you can now create Prezi-like “slide in-betweens” with Morph, right inside PowerPoint.
Do you have PowerPoint 2016 and still no Morph? Look at our Updates for Office 365 post to understand why you have no Morph transition in PowerPoint 2016. If you have PowerPoint 365 or 2019 (the current perpetual Office version at the time of updating this post), then you already have Morph.
Yet somewhere, an opportunity has been lost. Many designers and animators overlooked that Morph could be used for simpler stuff. To use an analogy, you can enjoy the flowing breeze, examine the bat of an eyelid, or enliven a conversation with a smile. But if someone would rather sneeze, cough loudly, or even wave hands in a hurry, then they certainly have missed the bus!
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