Slide Transition Sounds Lost with 16-Bit Viewer

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There are several ways to add a sound to a PowerPoint 95 presentation.

NOTE: Two of the methods are not supported by the 16-bit PowerPoint viewer.

Method 1: Insert the Sound as an OLE Object

This method is supported by the 16-bit PowerPoint Viewer.

1. On the Insert menu, click Sound.
2. Choose the sound file you would like to insert. Click OK.
3. With the Sound object selected, on the Tools menu, click Animation Settings.
4. Click Play from the Play Options list.

Method 2: Play a Sound as an Animation Setting for Another Object

This method is supported by the 32-bit PowerPoint Viewer only.

1. With a PowerPoint drawing or text object selected, on the Tools menu select Animation Settings.
2. Choose a build effect for the object.
3. Click the sound you would like to play from the Sounds list. Click Other Sounds if the sound you want is not on this list.

Method 3: Attach a Sound to a Slide Transition

This method is not supported by the 16-bit PowerPoint Viewer.

1. On the Tools menu, click Slide Transition.
2. Click the sound you would like from the Sounds list. Click Other Sounds if the sound you want is not on this list.

When you view a PowerPoint 95 presentation with the 16-bit PowerPoint Viewer, the presentation is temporarily converted to a PowerPoint 4.0 presentation. Sounds attached to the presentation using methods 2 or 3 don't have equivalent sounds in PowerPoint 4.0 and are ignored.