Music on slideshow - OpenOffice Impress Solved

Question

Hello,

I am creating a slideshow on OpenOffice.Org Impress and I would like to insert music to enliven my presentation. I can't seem to find this feature; however, it seems to me that it is possible. Could you please tell me how to do it? I would like the same track to play throughout my slideshow, without any interruptions. Thank you in advance!

MillyConfiguration: Windows XP
Internet Explorer 6.0

L'instit · Accepted Answer

Hi Milly

You select all your slides, go to the transition menu, and under "modify transition," you choose Sound then Other Sound, you select your file (like an mp3 on your hard drive), and check the box "loop until sound ends," and there you go.

Isn't life beautiful?

Pierre

tlmes · Answer

Good evening, I tried but I get an error message "PowerPoint cannot read the file <x.mp3>, please make sure the file is in WAV format and that the audio settings are correctly configured for your system."
Help me
Thank you</x.mp3>

L'instit · Answer

Is it PowerPoint or Impress? I don't understand anymore...

tlems · Answer

I tried both  for PowerPoint, it shows me the error message that I sent  and for Impress in (file type) it gives me either SON type or MIDI type, and for both types I cannot open any files.

L'instit · Answer

Are you sure you have the latest version of Impress? I just tried it and it's working for me. I don't see anything else I can do to help you right now, sorry.

tlems · Answer

Hi  I have version 2.2  If there's a newer version, please send it to me  Thanks

Milly · Answer

Hello Pierre,

Thank you for your message; I just tried what you told me, but indeed it is not possible to insert an mp3 sound: it only says "sound" or "MIDI", that's it... and I am using the Impress software (not Powerpoint). But I think I may not have the latest version of Impress, and that's probably why I can't insert an mp3. In any case, after having "sifted through" all the forums, websites, software... I finally found a really nice software, easy to use, where you can put any photos you want, find lots of great transitions, and above all, you can play any music you want continuously!!! It's Photostory 3 for Windows; it is actually quite recommended on this forum, and it's really excellent!

Milly

L'instit · Answer

Hi Milly

Indeed, I checked this this morning while installing both versions, this option only exists in version 2.3 of Impress..

But if your goal was just to create a slideshow with music and photos, then it is indeed not the most suitable. Photo Story is very handy and very simple. Personally, I prefer to work with Windows Movie Maker, which is standard on winXP and is a video editing software, but is perfect for photo editing.

Enjoy your slideshow

Pierre

L'instit · Answer

She is here, version 2.3: http://fr.openoffice.org/about-downloads.html

L'instit · Answer

You will find here a very simple tutorial to create a slideshow with Windows Movie Maker: http://www.crdp.ac-grenoble.fr/cddp38/spip.php?action=autoriser&arg=100

L'instit · Answer

Hello

First, the task pane needs to be displayed on the left. If it's not the case, go to the view menu and check the task pane option. Then, open menu 2: Edit Video and click on Show Video Transitions. All the transitions will appear. You just need to click/drag the one you want between 2 video clips or 2 photos.

maria999 · Answer

Hello, I followed exactly what you said except that every time a new slide appears, the music starts over from the beginning. Have you ever encountered this problem? Thank you.

lanamourheureuse · Answer

Hi, I tried to do as you said to add music to the OpenOffice slideshow, but every time it changes slides, the music restarts. Can you please help me?  Thank you in advance.

choupette038 · Answer

Hi,
I have the latest version of OpenOffice Impress and yet the music starts over every time I change slides
whether I set it to "loop until the sound" or not.
Could someone help me because it's quite urgent.
Thank you in advance.

L'instit · Answer

Hello

with version 2.3 of OpenOffice, you position yourself on the first slide, choose to expand the transition menu on the right, select Modify Transition, then Other Sound where it says "sound", choose your sound file from your hard drive, and check the box "loop until sound ends". You must not put any sound on the other slides if you want it to play throughout the rest of the slideshow.

sispeo270 · Answer

I need a little information regarding inserting music in Open Office across the entire slide and not just on a single image of the slide. Indeed, when I perform the previously mentioned steps, my music starts over at each image change. Can you help me?

Thank you in advance.

lamaove · Answer

Hello everyone,
Eureka: _ to save a slideshow with sound in Impress, the music must be in WAV format and not in mp3
Save as ppt and the slideshow will automatically open with the PowerPoint viewer
PS convert mp3 to WAV using AUDACITY

jicef · Answer

Hello,

I have the same issue. How do I merge the music with the slideshow?

Everything works fine when the slideshow plays on the computer where the music is saved on one side and the slideshow on the other, but if you want to give the slideshow to someone, they won’t have the sound anymore.

Thank you for your help.

jicef

Cass29 · Answer

Hello. I fully understood HOW to add a sound in Openoffice Impress. But when I click on "other sound," go to my hard drive, and select the desired song, it automatically says "no sound" and the "loop until sound" box is grayed out (I can't check it)... Do you have the same problem??? How can this be fixed?? Thank you! =)

christine · Answer

To prevent the music from restarting on each slide, make sure not to click on "apply to all slides."
You need to go to the first slide, select "transition," "insert sound," click on "loop," and that’s it.
ABSOLUTELY DO NOT CLICK ON "apply to all slides."

I have a question, what sound format can I use on my OPEN OFFICE 2010 slide? I tried wav, mp3, and it doesn't accept them; it says invalid file.
Does anyone know? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

Music on slideshow - OpenOffice Impress

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