PowerPoint

=PowerPoint=

Microsoft PowerPoint can be used as a simple digital storytelling device. A user is able to record a voice narration (and timings) very easily.

See the steps below:


 * Recording a Narration (PowerPoint XP 2003 and PowerPoint 2007)**

1. Open a completed PowerPoint presentation

2. Click the **Slideshow Menu >** **Record Narration**

In PowerPoint XP (2003) or in PowerPoint 2007

3. You will see this prompt. Click O.k to begin.

4. Your presentaion will begin to play (as if presented to an audience at full screen size). Simply start talking and advance the slide when you are finished. Repeat until you reach the end of your presentation. PowerPoint will remember your narration and the time you spent on each slide. (This means when you play your presentation at full screen size it will run and play your narration automatically).

Next you will see the following prompt. Click save if you are happy with your narration.

5. Your slideshow will now look something like this (in Normal View) with the narration for each slide added as an icon on the bottom right corner of the slide (circled). You can delete a narration by deleting this icon.



The timing of each slide is shown underneath in minutes and seconds (in Slide Sorter View).




 * __Note:__** if you delete a narration, the timings remain. These can be removed by Clicking **Slideshow Menu > Slide Transtions (**In PowerPoint XP (2003))

or in PowerPoint 2007 **Animations Tab > Advance Slide** on the left of the ribbon.

and removing the tick from **Automatically** under **Advance slide** in the task pane as shown below.

in PowerPoint XP 2003 or in PowerPoint 2007



Having trouble? See [|this page] for extra tips on checking your microphone and other useful hints.