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How to Add Music to Google Presentations

Adding music to your Google Slides presentation can help enhance your message and keep your audience engaged from beginning to end. Google Slides currently lacks support for audio files, but you can add music to your presentation by...
Method 1 of 2:

Using an Online Music Service

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    Launch your Internet browser and open your Google Slides presentation.
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    Navigate to the slide on which you want music added.
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    Click on 'Insert' and select 'Text Box.' This turns your cursor into a plus sign.
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    Click anywhere on your slide to create a new text box.
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    Open a new browser tab and navigate to the music website that contains the music track you want used in your presentation. Examples of popular music service websites are SoundCloud, Spotify, and YouTube.
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    Copy the link for the music track using the website's instructions. For example, to copy a music track from SoundCloud, click on 'Share' below the track and copy the song's URL.
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    Click back over to Google Slides and paste the URL for the music track into the text box.
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    Click on the handles at the top, bottom, and sides of the text box to resize the text box as desired.
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    Drag and drop the text box into its desired location on the slide.
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    Click on 'View' and select 'Present.'
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    Click on the music track link in the text box. The song's URL will open in a new browser tab, and start playing music throughout your presentation.[1]
Method 2 of 2:

Using Music from YouTube Videos

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    Launch your Internet browser and open your Google Slides presentation.
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    Navigate to the slide on which you want to add music.
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    Click on 'Insert' and select 'Video.' A YouTube search box will display on-screen.
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    Enter search terms for the YouTube video you want added to your presentation.
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    Click on your desired music video from the list of search results, then click 'Select.' The YouTube video will be placed into the slide.
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    Click on the handles at the top, bottom, and sides of the video to resize as desired.
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    Drag and drop the video into its desired position on the slide.
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    Click on the YouTube video to start playing music. The video will stop playing when you move to the next slide.[2]
    1. Use the steps outlined in Method One if you want the YouTube video to play in its entirety throughout your presentation.
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