- Click on the slide where you want your song to start playing.
- Click on "Insert" from the top menu, then select "Audio".
- Choose the audio file you want to play.
- After you've inserted your audio file, you will see a new "Format options" pane on the right side of your screen. If you don't, right-click on the audio icon and select "Format options".
- Under the "Audio playback" section, select "Automatically" in the "Start playing" dropdown menu. This will make your audio file start playing automatically when you reach this slide during your presentation.
- Also in the "Audio playback" section, select "Stop on slide change" in the "Stop playing" dropdown menu. This will make your audio file stop playing when you change slides.
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Sanskar Tiwari is the founder of MagicSlides and IAG Tech. Over the past 5 years, he has shipped 24+ products and taught 100k+ students how to code. His work focuses on AI‑assisted creation and developer education.
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