向Google 幻灯片演示文稿(Google Slide Presentation)添加音乐可以为其增添趣味并保持观众的参与度。但是，与PowerPoint不同，Google 幻灯片(Google Slides)不直接支持音频和音乐文件。
本文将向您展示几种解决方法，以有效地将背景音乐添加到您的Google 幻灯片(Google Slide)演示文稿中。
添加指向在线流媒体服务的链接(Add a Link To An Online Streaming Service)
在Grooveshark(Grooveshark)、Spotify或Soundcloud等在线音乐服务上搜索您喜欢的音乐曲目。如果您无法访问其中一项服务，则很容易做到。
我们将使用Spotify。注册(Sign)一个免费的Spotify帐户，然后下载该应用程序(download the app)或直接从您的浏览器收听(listen directly from your browser)。
- 首先(Start)从您的网络浏览器打开Google 幻灯片演示文稿。(Google Slide)转到要添加音乐的幻灯片。
- 单击插入(Insert)>形状(Shape)>形状(Shapes)。
- 单击(Click)要使用的形状并将其绘制在幻灯片上。
- 您可以通过从四个角之一拖动来移动形状或调整其大小。
- 从另一个窗口或选项卡转到Spotify网站，然后选择您要使用的音乐曲目。查找音频文件旁边的三个点，然后单击它以复制歌曲链接。
- 返回到您的幻灯片并单击您添加的形状。然后单击插入(Insert )>链接(Link)。
- 在打开的“插入链接”对话框(Insert Link Dialog)中，将链接粘贴到您的音频文件中，然后单击“应用(Apply)” 。
- 进行演示时，单击带有音频链接的形状以触发音乐。它将在另一个窗口中打开。开始(Start)播放音轨。音乐将继续播放，直到结束，或者您关闭窗口。
在观众面前进行演示之前，请务必登录浏览器版本的Spotify。请记住，音频文件将在新选项卡中打开，您需要单击它才能开始播放音乐。因此，您必须有权访问正在播放幻灯片的计算机。
添加 YouTube 视频(Add a YouTube Video)
Google 幻灯片(Google Slides)不支持将音频文件添加到演示文稿中，但它允许您添加视频。通过将YouTube视频直接添加到您的演示文稿中，您可以使用视频播放器播放选项开始播放音乐。视频将继续播放，直到您移至下一张幻灯片。
- 从要添加音乐的幻灯片中单击插入(Insert )>视频。(Video )
- 在 YouTube 上搜索视频
- 添加 YouTube 视频网址
- 从Google Drive(Google Drive)上传视频（如下所述）
- 输入(Enter)视频的URL或在 YouTube 上搜索一个。
- 找到要使用的视频的链接后，单击选择(Select)按钮。
- 带有视频缩略图的框将添加到幻灯片中。右键单击缩略图，然后单击Format Options。
- 通过单击旁边的胡萝卜打开视频播放设置，然后在(Video Playback)演示时勾选自动播放(Autoplay when presenting)。
- 使视频尽可能小，并通过将其拖动到幻灯片上不显眼的位置来移动它。要关闭格式选项侧边栏，请单击X。
- 要在演示期间在幻灯片上播放音乐，请单击视频缩略图上的箭头。当您转到下一张幻灯片时，视频将停止播放。
如果您想在更多幻灯片中包含不同的背景音频（来自视频），请按照上述相同步骤操作。选择(Select)并复制您插入的视频以使用相同的一张不同幻灯片。
将其粘贴到您希望播放声音的每张幻灯片中。当您前进到下一张幻灯片时，请记住音乐会有暂停，因为您必须单击播放按钮才能在每张幻灯片上开始播放音频。
要获得更平滑的过渡，请更改视频文件的时间。在视频播放(Video Playback)设置下更新每张幻灯片上视频的开始时间。如果不这样做，则每次移动到包含视频文件的幻灯片时，视频都会重新开始。
这不是在整个演示文稿中播放音乐的理想解决方案。但是，如果您想在一两张幻灯片上使用音乐作为重音，它可以很好地工作。
使用 Google 云端硬盘(Use Google Drive)
您可以通过首先将自定义音频文件上传到Google Drive来将自定义音频文件添加到您的演示文稿中。确保您使用的是同一个Google帐户。
- 上传并在您的Google Drive帐户中找到音频文件，但不要打开它。相反，右键单击该文件并单击Get Shareable Link。
- 如果链接共享已关闭，请切换开关以将其打开并复制链接。
- 返回您的Google 幻灯片(Google Slide)演示文稿，然后单击要添加音乐的幻灯片。
- 有两种方法可以将链接粘贴到您的Google Drive音频文件。第一个选项是在幻灯片上插入一个形状并将其超链接到音频文件URL。
另一种选择是向幻灯片添加文本并将音频文件超链接到它。
- 要在演示过程中播放音频，请单击链接的文本或形状。它将在另一个选项卡中打开。单击(Click) 播放(Play )开始播放音乐。它将继续播放，直到完成或关闭它。
按照上述相同步骤将视频文件从您的Google Drive添加到您的演示文稿中。
将音乐添加到Google 幻灯片演示文稿(Google Slide Presentation)不像将音频添加到PowerPoint演示文稿那样流畅或直接。
但是，Google 幻灯片(Google Slides)提供了许多优于PowerPoint的优势，例如：
- 与他人合作的能力
- 修订(Revision)历史和恢复以前版本的能力
- 与谷歌(Google)字体无缝集成
- Google 幻灯片(Google Slides)可免费使用且基于网络
您是否使用Google 幻灯片(Google Slides)创建过演示文稿？阅读创建令人惊叹的 Google 幻灯片的快速指南( The Quick Guide To Creating Stunning Google Slides)以了解如何操作。
How To Add Music To Google Slides
Adding music to a Googlе Slide Presentation can spice it up and keep your audiencе engaged. However, unlike PowerPoint, Google Slides doesn’t directly support audio and music files.
This article will show you several workarounds to effectively add background music to your Google Slide presentations.
Add a Link To An Online Streaming Service
Search for a music track you like on online music services such as Grooveshark, Spotify, or Soundcloud. If you don’t have access to one of these services, it’s easy to do.
We will use Spotify. Sign up for a free Spotify account and either download the app or listen directly from your browser.
- Start by opening a Google Slide presentation from your web browser. Go to the slide where you want to add music.
- Click Insert > Shape > Shapes.
- Click on the shape you want to use and draw it on your slide.
- You can move the shape around or resize it by dragging from one of the four corners.
- Go to the Spotify website from another window or tab and select the music track you want to use. Look for the three dots next to the audio file and click on it to copy the song link.
- Go back to your slide and click on the shape you added. Then click Insert > Link.
- In the Insert Link Dialog box that opens, paste in the link to your audio file and click Apply.
- When giving your presentation, click on the shape with the audio link to trigger the music. It will open in another window. Start playing the audio track. The music will continue until it is finished, or you close the window.
Before making your presentation in front of an audience, be sure to log into the browser version of Spotify. Keep in mind that the audio file will open in a new tab and you will need to click it to start the music. Therefore, you must have access to the computer where the slideshow is playing.
Add a YouTube Video
Google Slides doesn’t support adding audio files to presentations, but it does let you add videos. By adding a YouTube video directly to your presentation, you can use the video player playback options to start the music. The video will continue playing until you move onto the next slide.
- Click Insert > Video from the slide where you want to add music.
- A popup box will open with three options.
- Search YouTube for a video
- Add the YouTube video URL
- Upload a video from Google Drive (discussed down below)
- Enter the URL of a video or search for one on YouTube.
- After finding the link to the video you want to use, click the Select button.
- A box with the video thumbnail will be added to the slide. Right-click on the thumbnail and click on Format Options.
- Open the Video Playback settings by clicking on the carrot next to it and tick off Autoplay when presenting.
- Make the video as small as possible and move it by dragging it to an inconspicuous place on your slide. To close the formatting options sidebar, click on the X.
- To start the music on your slide during the presentation, click the arrow on the video thumbnail. When you go to the next slide, the video will stop playing.
If you want to include different background audio (from videos) on more slides, follow the same steps above. Select and copy the video you inserted to use the same one of different slides.
Paste it into each slide where you want the sound to play. As you advance to the next slide, keep in mind that there will be a pause in the music because you must click the play button to start the audio on each slide.
For smoother transitions, change the timings on the video file. Update the start time for the video on each slide under the Video Playback settings. If you don’t, the video will restart each time you move to a slide that includes the video file.
This is not an ideal solution for running music through an entire presentation. However, if you want to use music as an accent on a slide or two, it can work well.
Use Google Drive
You can add a custom audio file to your presentation by first uploading it to Google Drive. Be sure you are using the same Google account.
- Upload and locate the audio file in your Google Drive account but don’t open it. Instead, right-click on the file and click Get Shareable Link.
- If link sharing is turned off, toggle the switch to turn it on and copy the link.
- Go back to your Google Slide presentation and click on the slide where you want to add music.
- There are two ways to paste the link to your Google Drive audio file. The first option is to insert a shape on your slide and hyperlink it to the audio file URL.
The other option is to add text to the slide and hyperlink your audio file to it.
- To play your audio during your presentation, click on the linked text or shape. It will open in another tab. Click Play to start the music. It will keep playing until it is finished or until you close it.
Follow the same steps above to add a video file from your Google Drive to your presentation.
Adding music to a Google Slide Presentation isn’t as smooth or straightforward as adding audio to PowerPoint presentations.
However, Google Slides offers many benefits over PowerPoint, such as:
- The ability to collaborate with others
- Revision history and the ability to restore previous versions
- Seamless integration with Google fonts
- Google Slides is free to use and web-based
Have you created a presentation using Google Slides? Read The Quick Guide To Creating Stunning Google Slides to learn how.
