Playing Back, Recording, And Editing Audio - MACROMEDIA BREEZE-USING THE BREEZE PLUG-IN FOR MICROSOFT POWERPOINT Use Manual

The Edit Audio dialog box appears, displaying animation markers and slide markers.
Markers within the Edit Audio dialog box
The Edit Audio dialog box contains a graphical representation of your audio waveform. In
addition, the Breeze plug-in automatically places vertical lines signifying different markers within
the file. These markers control the timing of slide transitions, animations, and commands during
the playback of your presentation. You can use the Edit Audio dialog box to adjust the timing
location of these markers. There are four types of markers:
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Type Name
Slide Slide (#)
Mouse-click Click (#)
animation
Automatic Auto
animation
Command Stop or
Goto
Note: Markers at the same location appear stacked.

Playing back, recording, and editing audio

The Edit Audio dialog box in the Breeze plug-in allows you to play back, insert, replace, and
delete audio in your presentation. When you open the Edit Audio dialog box, you see a waveform
of your audio file. To edit your audio, move to the appropriate location in the waveform. You can
perform the following functions:
Play audio from a specific location
by clicking the audio waveform. You should see a blinking vertical cursor at that location. Click
the Play button (at the lower left corner) to begin playback. You can also press the Spacebar on
the keyboard to begin playback. To stop playback, click the Pause or Stop buttons, or press the
Spacebar.
Play audio for a selected section
button at the starting position and dragging to the end location – the selected area should be
highlighted in black. Press the Play icon (at the lower left corner) to begin playback. You can also
press the Spacebar on the keyboard to begin playback. Playback continues until the end of the
section is reached. To stop playback, click Pause or Stop, or press the Spacebar.
Marker color Description
Gray header with The slide marker designates slide transitions. Each
solid red line slide marker is numbered.
Blue The mouse-click animation markers designate when
a mouse-click animation will be triggered. These
markers are numbered within each slide boundary.
Faded gray These animations are automatically generated based
on the settings in your PowerPoint presentation using
the Automatic setting.
Green These are special markers that allow you to control
playback. There are two basic types:
• Stop—When this location is reached, playback
automatically stops. The viewer needs to press Play
to continue the presentation.
• Goto—When this location is reached, playback
automatically jumps to the designated slide.
You can select a location at which to start playing audio
Select an audio section by clicking and holding the mouse
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