remove music on PPT

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remove music on PPT

Helen Hui 0

Delete music soundtrack on the PPT, how to remove all music and start over

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Answer 1

Good day Helen Hui,

I understand you want to remove the entire soundtrack and rebuild it from the beginning.

A VBA macro is the practical way to remove all inserted music files at once. Otherwise, the safer option is to follow the earlier instructions from AI answer and remove each audio file individually. Note that the macro below checks specifically for sound media, rather than deleting videos as well.

Before proceeding, save a backup copy of the presentation because the deletion cannot easily be reversed after closing the file.

Open the presentation in the PowerPoint desktop app for Windows.
Press Alt+F11 to open the VBA editor.
Select Insert > Module.
Paste this code into the module:

Sub RemoveAudio()

Dim oSl As Slide
Dim oSh As Shape
Dim x As Long

For Each oSl In ActivePresentation.Slides
    For x = oSl.Shapes.Count To 1 Step -1
        Set oSh = oSl.Shapes(x)
        If oSh.Type = msoMedia Then
            If oSh.MediaType = ppMediaTypeSound Then
                oSh.Delete
            End If
        End If
    Next
Next

End Sub

Feel free to post back to let me know how it goes!

Answer 2

To remove music and start over in PowerPoint:

Go to the slide that contains the audio icon.
Select the audio clip icon on the slide.
Press Delete.

If the music is playing across the whole presentation, it is still attached to a slide, often the first slide. Check the first slide first, select the audio icon, and delete it.

If the icon is hidden during the slide show:

Open the presentation in Normal view.
Go slide by slide and look for the audio icon.
Select it and press Delete.

If the audio is not meant to be deleted completely and only needs to be shortened:

Select the audio clip.
Open the Playback tab.
Select Trim Audio or Trim.
Use the sliders or yellow handles to remove the beginning or end of the clip.

To add new music after removing the old one:

Select Insert > Audio.
Select Audio on My PC.
Choose the file and select Insert.

To control how the new music plays:

Start > Automatically to play when the slide appears.
Play Across Slides to continue through the presentation.
Loop Until Stopped to repeat.
Hide During Show to hide the speaker icon during the presentation.

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