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Chapter 3: Working with Audio
To calibrate a microphone or recording device:
1.
In PowerPoint, open a presentation (PPT file).
2.
From the Breeze menu, select Record Audio.
The Set Microphone Recording Level dialog box appears.
3.
To set the correct recording device level, speak the following sentence into the microphone until
the red recording window becomes green:
“I am setting my microphone recording level for use with Breeze Presenter.”
4.
When you finish, click OK.
Recording audio
If you have a microphone connected to your computer, you can record audio that you want to
include for a slide. You can use audio for many types of narration or instruction.
To record audio:
1.
In PowerPoint, open a presentation (PPT file).
2.
From the Breeze menu, select Record Audio.
3.
Calibrate your microphone by following the instructions in the Set Microphone Recording
Level dialog box.
4.
Click OK.
5.
Click Record Audio to begin recording.
6.
Speak into the microphone or recording device.
7.
When you finish, click Stop.
Breeze Presenter converts the audio to MP3 format.
8.
Click Play to listen to the recording.
9.
(Optional) Click Previous or Next to record audio for another slide.
10.
When you finish, click OK.
Importing slide notes
If you have created slide notes in PowerPoint, you can import the notes into the script window in
the Record Audio dialog box or the Synchronize Audio dialog box. This is useful if you want to
use the slide notes as a script when recording an audio file as voice-over narration.
To import slide notes into a presentation:
1.
In PowerPoint, open a presentation (PPT file).
2.
From the Breeze menu, select Record Audio or Synchronize Audio.
3.
If necessary, select the View script option.
4.
Click Import Notes.
