Powerpoint - add audio annotations (Mac)

First, let's review the sound settings in powerpoint. In PPT 2011 go to the Insert menu - Audio - Record Audio

Check your Sound Input device. If you have a USB Headset plugged in select it in (1).

Record a test sound (2) and play it back (3) to make sure it recorded and sounds fine.

PPT 2011 has a good tutorial on how to record presentations in PPT help. Open Powerpoint Help from the help menu, type in "record a slideshow" in the search box (1) and click on the help item (2).

Follow the on-screen instructions for recording your presentation.

In brief: Go to the "Slide Show" tab on your presentation (1). When you click record slide show (2) button, your powerpoint will go into presentation mode and AUTOMATICALLY begin recording. As you advance through your presentation it will add your audio narration to each slide.

I suggest you record the first slide (just start speaking) then press escape to end the presentation and review your recording to make sure everything is working correctly.

Here I have recorded audio into the first two slides (1). Notice the "audio narration" icon at the bottom right of the slides (2) indicating they have a narration added.

Double click on a slide to preview it. Roll your mouse over the narration speaker icon (1). Audio controls will appear, click play (2) to listen to your recorded narration. Make sure you have the volume turned up on your computer/headset.

You can resume recording at any point by just clicking on the slide where you want to start recording from (eg. slide 4 in this case) and the click the Record Slide Show button.

Once you have added audio to all the slides in your presentation, remember to SAVE your changes, the shift your presentation file to your Drop Box folder to upload it to OceanBrowser support.