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Question

MS 2013 Powerpoint Slide Presentation With Music

Jan 4, 2017 4:33PM PST

I'm trying to complete a 37 MS 2013 powerpoint slide presentation that will need to incorporate a song playing in the background from the first or second slide all the way through to the last slide. The song will need to play through all slides and finish with the last slide. I have inserted the song into the presentation but it only plays on the first slide. The song stops playing as soon the presentation advances to the second slide.
1Q. How can I get the song (audio music) to automatically play continuously through all the slides until the presentation finishes at the last slide?
Your assist is sincerely appreciated!!

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It appears that one thing it won't do.
Jan 4, 2017 4:42PM PST
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Play-music-for-the-duration-of-your-slide-show-b01ded6a-28c8-473a-971a-6dfa92cc9367 notes how to get it to play for the presentation but it doesn't appear to allow it to stop at a specific slide but as you exit.

HOWEVER http://www.indezine.com/products/powerpoint/learn/multimedia/2013/sound-across-specific-slide.html shows us we can have it stop after a specific number of slides. This picture shows it.
http://www.indezine.com/products/powerpoint/learn/multimedia/images/soundacrossspecslide2013-04.gif
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MS 2013 Powerpoint Slide Presentation With Music
Jan 4, 2017 5:39PM PST

Hi,

I don't want it to stop at a slide. I want the song to play for the entire presentation. The song is actually currently stopping after the presentation advances to the second slide. I do not want the song to stop. I need the song to play for the entire 37 slide presentation.

Thanks.

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Words?
Jan 4, 2017 6:25PM PST

"play continuously through all the slides until the presentation finishes at the last slide?"

To me this read as if you wanted the song to finish at the last slide. Easy enough. Read the links provided.

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MS 2013 Powerpoint Slide Presentation With Music
Jan 4, 2017 6:34PM PST

Hi,

I didn't see your referenced "links below". Thanks for working with me on this.