You can add audio, such as music, narration, or sound bites, to your PowerPoint presentation. When adding audio, you can also specify when the audio should start and how long it should run.

On the Insert tab, select Audio, and then Audio from File. In the Choose Audio dialog, browse to the music file you want to use, select it, and then select Insert.

To start the audio immediately when the slide appears during the presentation, use the options on the Playback tab. To start the audio after a delayed interval of time that you set, use Animation …

With a microphone, speakers, and a sound card, you can record your presentation and capture your voice narration, slide timings, and laser pointer gestures.

In PowerPoint for Windows, you can add closed captions to audio files in your presentations. Adding closed captions makes your presentation accessible to a larger audience, including …

In PowerPoint, you can add sounds to animations or hyperlinks, described here. You can also play sounds automatically when a slide appears. Add a sound to an animation You must have …

If you need to edit a closed caption file that is inserted in a video in PowerPoint, you can first remove the file, modify it, and then add it back to the video.

Open the slide where you want to add the audio file. Select Audio on My PC and then browse to the location on your computer or network where the audio file is stored. Select OK, and the …

In the Insert Video box, click the file that you want to link to, click the down arrow next to the Insert button, and then click Link to File. Newer versions of PowerPoint support the playback of video …

On the Insert tab of the ribbon, click Audio or Video. (For complete details about inserting the media file, see Insert and play a video file from your computer or Add audio to your slides.)