Re-record a voice narration

To record narration, you need a sound card, microphone, and speakers.

1. On the Outline tab or Slides tab in normal view, select the slide icon or thumbnail that you want to start re-recording on.
2. On the Slide Show menu, click Record Narration.
3. Do one of the following:
   • If you've already tested your microphone, click OK.
   • To test your microphone, click Set Microphone Level, follow the directions, click OK, and then click OK again.
4. If in step 1 you selected the first slide to begin the recording on, go to step 5. If you selected a different slide to begin the recording on, the Record Narration dialog box appears. Do one of the following:
   • To start the narration on the first slide in the presentation, click First Slide.
   • To start the narration on the currently selected slide, click Current Slide.
5. When the slide appears in slide show view, record the narration for the slide, and then do one of the following:
   • To stop re-recording, press ESC.
   • To continue re-recording, click the mouse to advance to the next slide, speak the narration on the slide, and click to the next slide to continue re-recording. To end the re-recording before you go through all the slides, press ESC. If you want to re-record through all the slides, just click when you get to the black Exit screen.
6. The narration is saved, and a message appears asking if you want to save the timings for the slides as well. Do one of the following:
   • To save the timings, click Save.
   • To cancel the timings, click Don't Save.