How to Record PowerPoint Presentations with Audio

How to Add Audio to PowerPoint Slides

Adding audio to a PowerPoint presentation can enhance the overall experience for your audience. Audio, such as music or sound effects, can help convey a message, make your presentation more engaging and memorable, and provide context to visual aids. Audio can also be used to break up the flow of your presentation and grab the audience's attention.

Fortunately, PowerPoint has an audio feature, which allows you to either record your voice or insert audio files to PowerPoint. Follow the steps below to add audio to PowerPoint:

1. Open the PowerPoint program. Then, open the Insert menu and click on Audio.

2. Optional: Set the playback settings to play sound when you start a slideshow.

   After inserting the audio, a speaker icon will appear on the slide. Select it, and then go to the Playback tab. Set the following options:

   • Start: Select "Automatically."
   • Check the "Play Across Slides" option.
   • Check "Hide During Show" if you don't want the speaker icon to appear.

3. Now, start your presentation slide show to make sure the audio plays smoothly across all slides.

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How to Record PowerPoint Presentations with Audio

There are various purposes for recording a PowerPoint presentation, such as:

• Accessibility: Recording a presentation allows viewers who couldn't attend the live session to watch it later at their convenience.
• Sharing: A recorded presentation can be shared with a larger audience, such as colleagues or clients who were unable to attend in person.
• Review: Recording can help speakers review their own presentations and improve their public speaking skills.
• Marketing: Presentations can be turned into marketing materials, such as webinars, that attract potential customers and generate leads.
• Training: Recorded presentations can be used for employee training and onboarding, making it easy for new hires to learn about company policies and procedures.

With Bandicam Screen Recorder, you can easily record a PowerPoint presentation and save it as a video. Follow the steps below to record a PowerPoint presentation with audio:

1. Install Bandicam Screen Recorder and start.

2. Choose the 'Fullscreen' mode in Bandicam.

   You can also choose the 'Select a recording area' mode and adjust the recording window size to match what you want to record.

3. Optional: You can selectively record your computer sound, voice, or both.

   • Speakers: Select “(Default Output Device)” or “Disable” for the Speakers depending on your preference.
   • Microphone: To add audio narration, select your microphone device for the Microphone in the Recording settings.

4. Press F5 to begin your PowerPoint slideshow, and press F12 to start/stop the Bandicam recording.

5. You can also click the '● REC' button to start and stop the recording.

6. Click on the video icon to play, edit, or upload the captured videos.

   Now, you can directly upload the presentation videos to Google Drive, YouTube, or Vimeo. If you upload a recorded video to Google Drive, you can also share the video via a link.

How to Create Professional Lecture Videos with PowerPoint

Recording a PowerPoint presentation with a webcam is helpful for creating instructional videos or tutorials, in which you demonstrate something on the screen while giving verbal instructions. It can also be useful for creating personal video messages or video resumes to convey your personality and enthusiasm for a job or project.

By using Bandicam’s webcam overlay feature, you’ll be able to not only record your presentation with a webcam but also enlarge your webcam to full screen. » Create a Lecture Video using PowerPoint

Last Updated on May 23, 2025, 10:00:00 AM