To facilitate data backup, place any presentation files you wish to narrate in a directory with the same name as the file. To do this open the My Documents folder from your desktop, and right click a blank spot in the body of the window. Choose New and then Folder. Upon doing this a new folder will be created. Type in the name that you wish to use for the new folder (use the name of your presentation). Once your folder is renamed, drag the presentation to the folder.

Open a presentation in PowerPoint that you wish to narrate. To begin narrating, select Record Narration, from the Slide Show menu.

This will open a window with several options.

Recording for the First Time If this is your first time recording a narration, be sure to follow the next two steps. Otherwise you may proceed to Recording Your Narration. Begin by selecting the Set Microphone Level button. To establish an appropriate recording level of PowerPoint, read the following statement as instructed in the pop up menu. "I am using the microphone setup wizard. It is checking to see whether my microphone is plugged in and working properly." As you read, you should notice the colored bar moving up indicating the volume level of your voice through the microphone. The slider bar will move to adjust to the volume of your voice. If you do not see the colored bar, be sure that you microphone is connected properly and try again. When you are done, select OK to return to the Record Narration window. Next, select the Change Quality button. It is important that your audio start with a rather high quality. This will allow for any future production to be easily created. To do this, we recommend you choose the following settings: Format = PCM Attributes = 44,100 kHz, 16 bit, Mono 86 kb/sec Once you have set your options, Select the OK button to continue.

PowerPoint will start recording your narration as soon as you hit OK on the Record Narration window. Because of this, it is important to be sure you are ready to begin recording before proceeding.

When your presentation begins, speak in a clear voice and click with the mouse to proceed from one slide to the next. When complete, a black screen will appear with a message at the top stating "End of Slide Show. Click to Exit." Click with your mouse to complete the the narration. You will see the following window.

Select the Save button to save your recordings and timings to your presentation folder. PowerPoint will return you to a thumbnail view with the narration time listed under each slide.

If at anytime you wish to re-record the audio for a single slide you may do so by doing the following.

• Select the slide you wish to re-record
• Choose Record Narration from the Slide Show menu
• Choose OK
• Select Current Slide from the pop up window.
• Begin your narration and hit the escape (esc) key when finished
• Select Save from the pop up window

Your recording is now complete, and you can import your PowerPoint narration with any of the IDDL supported narration software.