Slides: Insert Audio
Google Slides now allows you to insert audio. The process is straightforward. You can audio files you have placed in your Google Drive to your existing Google Slides deck.
Google Slides now allows you to insert audio. The process is straightforward. You can audio files you have placed in your Google Drive to your existing Google Slides deck.
Check Out This Narrated Slide Show
Check Out This Narrated Slide Show
Special thanks to Alfonso Mendoza, Jr. (@TechTeacher1381) for sharing his walkthrough of the process above.
Special thanks to Alfonso Mendoza, Jr. (@TechTeacher1381) for sharing his walkthrough of the process above.
The process is simple. Let's go over a few of the steps.
The process is simple. Let's go over a few of the steps.
Step 1 - Get Audio and Put It in Drive
Step 1 - Get Audio and Put It in Drive
You can get audio from a variety of locations. Here are a few copyright-free/royalty-free websites. My favorite is TableTop Audio.
You can get audio from a variety of locations. Here are a few copyright-free/royalty-free websites. My favorite is TableTop Audio.
Explore this amazing list of websites where you can get copyright-free music.
Explore this amazing list of websites where you can get copyright-free music.
Need an Audio Recorder/Editor?
Need an Audio Recorder/Editor?
Want to record audio? Lots of options are available there as well. While you could use Audacity Sound Editor/Recorder on Windows/Mac, you could choose to use a web-based audio recorder such as the ones below.
Want to record audio? Lots of options are available there as well. While you could use Audacity Sound Editor/Recorder on Windows/Mac, you could choose to use a web-based audio recorder such as the ones below.
Web-Based Audio Recorders
Web-Based Audio Recorders
- Save to Google Drive or MP3 audio file
- Save Audio Recording to MP3 audio file
Step 2 - Click INSERT -> Audio
Step 2 - Click INSERT -> Audio
Put your MP3 formatted audio file in the appropriate space in Google Drive. For now, this is a required step. You are unable to upload audio files from your device.
Put your MP3 formatted audio file in the appropriate space in Google Drive. For now, this is a required step. You are unable to upload audio files from your device.
When you have finished uploading it, it should appear in the list of files available to you.
When you have finished uploading it, it should appear in the list of files available to you.
To the left, you can see a screenshot of the audio files available in my Drive.
To the left, you can see a screenshot of the audio files available in my Drive.
Step 3 - Listen to Audio
Step 3 - Listen to Audio
As you can see, the inserted audio appears as speaker file. You can add audio to every slide or loop for the presentation (sound track).
As you can see, the inserted audio appears as speaker file. You can add audio to every slide or loop for the presentation (sound track).