PowerPoint: Play music over multiple slides - how it works

For example, if you want to add music to your entire presentation, you can play songs over several slides in PowerPoint. This means that playback is not stopped when you change the presentation slide. You can find out exactly how in this practical tip.

Play music across multiple PowerPoint slides

• In the introduction, you should read through how you can insert music into PowerPoint
• Options: Open the "Options" tab, under which you will find the "Sound options" sub-item. Select sound options.
• Play sound: Under the Sound options item you will find the function "Play sound: Automatic".
• Cross-slide playback: Change your settings from "Play sound: Automatic" to "Cross-slide playback". The music is then played over several slides.

For more tips and hints, see our article on Background Music in PowerPoint.