Multimedia, such as video and sound, is very important
to good presentations. Proper use can make our presentation more attractive
and appealing. Here is some tips about multimedia for you.
IBM Lotus Symphony 3
- On the Create menu, select Video or Sound.... Select
File dialog box opens.
- Locate the target media file, select it and click Open.
- In Select File dialog box,
- If Insert as a link is checked: The media is played with
a toolbar as controller. The object is just a shortcut to the media
file. When sending the presentation to others, you need to make sure
that media file is in the same folder as the presentation or the relative
path between the media file and the presentation is consistent or
the absolute path of the media file is consistent. Otherwise, the
media file can't be played normally.
- If Insert as a link is not checked: The media is played
with the default 3rd party player specified by the system, and all
of its behaviors and properties are the same as with an OLE object
of media. The media file is enclosed in the presentation.
Control Video or Sound Playing during Slide Show
- Follow the above tip to insert a media file into current slide
with Insert as a link checked.
- Navigate to the sidebar and click Animation Effects. Animation Effects pane opens.
- Click Add.... Custom Animation dialog box opens.
- Under Misc Effects tab, select End media and click OK.
- In Effect area, set Start field as With Previous.
- Repeat the third to fifth steps but select Start media and
set Start field as On click.
- Repeat the third to fifth steps but set Start field as On click.