Adobe Presenter 6

Edit audio files

You can edit the audio in your presentation at any time. Using Audio Editor, you can listen to an audio file, insert silence, adjust volume, and change a number of other options.

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Use the Audio Editor to edit audio files you record for a presentation or import into a presentation.

A.
Select a slide from the pop‑up menu

B.
Slide divider and Red marker line

C.
Time

D.
Waveform

E.
Audio files

F.
Place cursor or drag to select for editing

G.
Playhead

H.
Total or selected playing time

I.
Scale

  1. In PowerPoint, open a presentation (PPT file) containing audio files.
  2. From the Adobe Presenter menu, select Audio Editor.
  3. Use the buttons and menu options to make any necessary edits. You can cut and paste sections of the audio file, insert periods of silence to lengthen the audio file, adjust volume, import a different audio file, and more.
    Cut
    Cuts the selected portion of the audio file.

    Copy
    Copies the selected portion of the audio file.

    Paste
    Pastes information from the Clipboard. (For example, if you select a section of the audio file, and then click Cut or Copy, Presenter places the selected audio on the Clipboard. You can then click Paste to place the audio back into any location within the audio file.)

    Delete
    Removes the selected portion of the audio file.

    Undo
    Undoes the previous action.

    Redo
    Redoes the previous action.

    Zoom In
    Enlarges the waveform.

    Zoom Out
    Shrinks the waveform.

    Record/Insert New Audio
    Begins recording audio. (You will need a microphone.)

    Play
    Starts the audio file.

    Pause
    Temporarily stops the slide from playing. (Click Play to resume playing the audio file.)

    Stop
    Ends playback of the audio file.

    Slide Number
    Specifies the slide selected in the waveform. For example, slide 4 or 12.

    Playhead
    Specifies the selected location, in seconds, within an individual slide on the waveform. For example, if you are working with a slide that is 5 seconds long and you click in the middle of the slide on the waveform, this playhead area displays approximately 00:00:02.500.

    Selected
    Specifies the total playing time of the presentation, if no span of time is selected on the waveform. If you have selected a span of time on the waveform, this area displays the amount of time selected.

    Scale
    Specifies the scale at which the waveform is displayed. (To change the scale, click Zoom In or Zoom Out.)

  4. When you finish editing the audio file, click OK.