Sounds, music, videos, and animated GIF pictures are available in the Clip Gallery. To use the Clip Gallery, point to Movies and Sounds on the Insert menu, and then click either Movie from Gallery-to insert movies and animated GIF pictures-or Sound from Gallery to insert music and sounds. There are also additional locations that contain music, sounds, and videos.
You insert a music, sound, or video clip on a slide where you want it to play during a slide show. You can choose either to have the sound or video start automatically when you move to the slide, or to have the sound or video start only when you click its icon during a slide show. To change how the clip starts or to add a hyperlink to the clip, click Action Settings on the Slide Show menu.
You can also add animation effects and change play settings by clicking Custom Animation on the Slide Show menu. For example, you can set a sound or video to play automatically in an animation sequence.
Sounds, music, and videos are inserted as Microsoft PowerPoint objects. If PowerPoint doesn’t support a particular media type or feature, you might want to use Media Player to play the file. To play a sound or video as a Media Player object, click Object on the Insert menu, and then click Media Clip. This method uses the Media Player- installed with Microsoft Windows 95 - to run the sound or video. The Media Player plays multimedia files and controls such playback devices as compact disc and video disc players. For more information about the Media Player, see Media Player Help.
You need speakers and a sound card on your computer to play music and sounds. To find out what’s installed and what settings are in use, check both the Multimedia and Sounds categories in Control Panel.
Insert music or sound on a slide
1. Display the slide you want to add music or sound to.
2. On the Insert menu, point to Movies and Sounds.

(Figure 5.1)

3. Do one of the following: 
To insert a sound from the Clip Gallery, click Sound from Gallery, and then locate and insert the sound you want.

(Figure 5.2)

To insert a sound from another location, click Sound from File, locate the folder that contains the sound, and then double-click the sound you want. 
A sound icon appears on the slide.

4. A message is displayed. If you want the sound to play automatically when you go to the slide, click Yes, if you want the sound to play only when you click the sound icon during a slide show, click No.
5. To preview the sound in normal view, double-click the sound icon. 
Tip You can also change play settings - for example, loop the sound or add an animation effect to your sound.
Turn the Office Assistant sound on or off
To hear sound from the Office Assistant, you must have a sound card installed on your computer. 
1. Click the Assistant. 


(Figure 5.3) 

2. If the Assistant isn’t visible, click Show the Office Assistant on the Help menu.
ClickOptions.

(Figure 5.4) 

3. On the Options tab, select or clear the Make sounds check box. 

(Figure 5.5)