Add Sound to a Google Presentation

Unlike the usual presentation software, there’s no direct method to add sounds or music to your file using Google Presentation, but that does not mean you won’t be able to. With a couple of simple workarounds, you can can add music or sounds to your Google Presentation.

Steps

Adding Music Using Links

1. Open a Google Presentation on your web browser. Do this by opening this link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/.
2. Create a new presentation. You can do this by clicking the plus icon on the bottom righthand corner of the web page. A new, blank slide will open.
   • If you already have an existing file you want to add music to, just select it from the list of presentations displayed to open it.
3. Find the music you want to add. The first way you can add music to your presentations is with the help of links. Open a new browser tab and go to any music or video streaming sites where the media file you want to use is located.
   • Popular music or video streaming sites are YouTube, SoundCloud, and Spotify.
4. Copy the music’s URL. Open the music or video you want to add and copy its URL from the address bar of your web browser, by right-clicking it and selecting “Copy.”
   • You don’t have to finish streaming the music or video, all you need is its link.
5. Add a text field to your presentation. Go back to Google Presentation and select the Text button on the menu toolbar at the upper portion of the window. Click anywhere on the presentation slide and a text field will appear.
6. Add the link. Paste the link you copied on the text field to add it to your slide. Select the arrow button from the menu bar, and using your mouse cursor, move the text field anywhere on the slide where you want to place the link.
7. Play the presentation. Click “View” from the menu toolbar and select “Present” from the drop down list to play the presentation. While the presentation is in view, click the link you’ve pasted to open and play the video or file on a separate browser tab.

Adding Music Using Videos

1. Open a Google Presentation on your web browser. Do this by opening this link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/.
2. Create a new presentation. You can do this by clicking the plus icon on the bottom righthand corner of the web page. A new, blank slide will open.
   • If you already have an existing file you want to add music to, just select it from the list of presentations displayed to open it.
3. Open the “Insert Video” window. The second way you can add sound is to insert the video itself on to your presentation. To do this, click on “Insert” from the menu toolbar located on the upper-left portion of the web page and select “Video” from the drop-down list. The “Insert Video” window will open.
4. Search for videos. Select “Video Search” from the left menu panel on the “Insert Video” window and you’ll see a search bar that you can use to look for videos on YouTube. Type in any item relevant to the video you’d like to add and click the magnifying glass icon to start searching.
5. Add the video to your slide. Click the video that you’d like to add from the search result list to select it then click the “Select” button to add the selected video to your slide.
6. Adjust the video size and placement. Once the video has been inserted, select the arrow button from the menu toolbar. Using your mouse cursor, click on the corner points of the video you’ve just inserted and drag it across the slide to adjust its size to your preference and location.
   • Resize the video to its smallest size if you just want your audience to hear it play and not see the video itself.
7. Play your presentation. Click “View” from the menu toolbar and select “Present” from the drop-down list to play the presentation. While the presentation is in view, click the video you’ve inserted to play it.

Adding Music Using Videos (Using Video URL)

1. Open a Google Presentation on your web browser. Do this by opening this link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/.
2. Create a new presentation. You can do this by clicking the plus icon on the bottom righthand corner of the web page. A new, blank slide will open.
   • If you already have an existing file you want to add music to, just select it from the list of presentations displayed to open it.
3. Search for videos. Go to YouTube and search for any videos you’d like to use as sound or music for your presentation.
4. Copy the video URL. Open the video and copy its URL displayed in the address bar of your web browser.
5. Locate the “Paste YouTube URL here” box. Go back to the browser tab where you have Google Presentation opened and click “URL” from the left menu panel on the “Insert Video” window. You’ll then see a text field labeled “Paste YouTube URL here.”
6. Add the video. Paste the URL you copied into the text field then click the “Select” button to add the selected video to your slide.
7. Adjust the video size and placement. Once the video has been inserted, select the arrow button from the menu toolbar. Using your mouse cursor, click on the corner points of the video you’ve just inserted and drag it across the slide to adjust its size to your preference and location.
   • Resize the video to its smallest size if you just want your audience to hear it play and not see the video itself.
8. Play your presentation. Click “View” from the menu toolbar and select “Present” from the drop down list to play the presentation. While the presentation is in view, click the video you’ve inserted to play it.

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