Recording Narration in PowerPoint

Question

How do I record narration in PowerPoint?

Answer

When you record a narration, you run through the presentation and record on each slide. You can pause and resume recording.

1. In Normal view, select the slide that you want to start the recording on
2. On the Slide Show tab, in the Set up group, click Record Slide Show
3. You can then choose to begin narration from the beginning of the presentation or from the current slide
4. Next to the Record Slide Show button you can select if you want animation timings, narration, or media controls recorded
5. Check or uncheck the options you want to use then click Start Recording

• This will begin your slide show. You will see a timer in the top left corner of the screen that is recording your timings. You can use the pause button on the timer to pause your recording
• Speak the narrative text into the microphone, and then click the slide to advance to the next slide.  Follow this process for each slide that you want to add narration to

• When you have gone through all of the slides in your presentation, the show will end and you will see the audio icon on your slide which means the audio was successfully recorded. If you choose to record timings you will also see a star icon and time beneath your slide. This is the timing that was recorded for that slide

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