Question
Should I use narration within PowerPoint?
Answer
Narration can enhance Web-based or self-running presentations. You can also use narration to archive a meeting, so that presenters or absentees can review the presentation later and hear any comments made during the presentation.
You can record narration before you run a presentation. If you don't want narration throughout the presentation, you can record comments only on selected slides or turn off the narration so that it plays only when you want it to play.
When you add narration to a slide, a sound icon appears on the slide. As with any sound, you can either click the icon to play the sound or set the sound to play automatically. Voice narration takes precedence over other sounds, and only one sound can play at a time in a presentation. As a result, other sounds that are set to play automatically in a presentation are overridden by narration and will not play. However, sounds that are set to play when clicked will still play when you click them.
To record and hear a narration, your computer must be equipped with a microphone and speakers.
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