Directions for Inserting Kidpix 4 Pictures into PowerPoint and then Adding Recorded Sound

By Tony Mitchell February 2008

Create a picture in Kidpix 4

· You should Save As periodically, as you are working, but when the picture is finished…..

Choose Export from the File menu. Save as type JPG to your folder.

Launch PowerPoint

On the first slide, or on the slide where you want your first Kidpix picture, choose from the Insert menu, Picture, and From file

Navigate to, and choose the picture you want to place on this slide

The picture is now an object that can be moved and resized

Record a sound in PowerPoint by doing the following:

· Choose from the Insert menu, Movies and Sounds, then Record a sound

· Click the red button and record your speaking, then click blue stop button

· You may want to listen to your recording to make sure it sounds the way you want by clicking on the blue triangle

· When your sound is acceptable, click the Ok button.

· A small horn icon should appear on the slide

· You can double click on the horn to hear your recording

If you do not hear any sounds, here are several troubleshooting suggestions:

· Make sure the volume is up and not muted

· See if you can hear other sound coming from the computer or another application

· Make sure you are using a good microphone

· Make sure the microphone plugged into the back of the computer in correct ports

Next you will need to configure the sound object you just made (the little horn) so that the sound will play automatically when the slide appears in your slideshow (if that’s what you want, and it should be for a media festival slideshow),

To do that following the directions below: (I have added screenshots to try to make the process more clear)

Select sound icon

Choose from the Media dropdown menu – Timing

**If you do not see the Media or timing choices, you may need to first select Custom Animation from the dropdown menu on the right side panel.

Choose to make Start : After previous

Make Delay at least 1 second

Click Ok

Back in PowerPoint, choose View Slideshow from Slideshow menu (PowerPoint 2002), and see if the recorded sound comes in when you wanted.