Can you time slides in Google Slides?

Is there a way to sync my slide duration so the presentation lasts exactly as long as a single audio file?

hit up the help section, here's the deal:

Time slides with a timer

you gotta figure out how long the audio file is yourself and just type the info in manually. it's not like it's gonna automatically detect the track length for you.

Jesse Ortiz4 said:Just hit up the help center—there's actually a thread on this:

Time slides with a timer

You basically have to figure out the exact length of the audio file yourself and then punch those numbers in manually; the software isn't really smart enough to automatically sync the song duration for you.

So, I gave that advice a shot and it worked... sort of. What I was actually aiming for was to have the presentation duration match the audio file perfectly. From what I can tell, I have to manually set the transition timing for every single slide. Here’s my headache: if my audio track is 292 seconds long and I’ve got 20 slides, each one needs to be exactly 14.6 seconds. But since I can only set them to 14 or 15 seconds, I end up in this annoying limbo where either the music cuts out before the slides finish, or the slides wrap up while the audio is still playing.
Any brilliant ideas on how to fix this mess??

So, I was just sitting here wondering, which version of Google Slides are you actually running on your machine?

just set your Google Slides to rehearse, then hit the 👍 button every 14.6 seconds

Scott Edwards62 said:which version of Google Slides are you running?

2003

Jesse Ortiz4 said:Just set up a rehearsal slideshow, then just hit the spacebar every 14.6 seconds or whatever.👍

I have no idea what "rehearse" even means here. 😕 I’m running the American version of Workplace, but honestly, that term doesn't ring a bell,
and I didn't really grasp the rest of that either... what do you mean by "hit the button every 14:60 seconds"?

Look, man, I actually know my way around English.
Clearly, English isn't exactly your calling card either.

Try digging through the help center for once.
Check out stuff like Google Slides, animations, timing, and all that.

Jesse Ortiz4 said:Look, man, I actually know my English.
Clearly, English isn't exactly your strongest suit either.

Try digging through the help system for once.
Check out things like presentations, animations, presentation timing test, and so on.

Well, I did—but could you please explain what on earth you mean by "clicking every 14:60 seconds"?

And while we're at it, where exactly in the menu can I find the "Rehearse Timings" tool?

I'm running Office 2007 and OpenOffice 2.3 (the download is only about a hundred MB)

Just pick whichever one you dig more.

Seriously, just choose one.
Why on earth are you obsessing over having the entire audio presentation perfectly synced?
What's the big deal if a slide only stays up for 15 seconds??

Look, hit the slideshow menu—both programs have a "rehearse timings" feature.

I'm just not sure if it keeps decimals or if it rounds everything off.

Honestly, what you're looking for is a breeze to build in Flash. You know how to use Flash?
You could probably dial in those specific settings way more precisely there.

Jesse Ortiz4 said:I'm running Office 2007 and OpenOffice 2.3 (the download is about a hundred MB)

just pick whichever one works better for you

Pick one of those two.
And seriously, why is it such a huge deal that the audio and the slideshow finish at the exact same time?
What's the harm in just setting a slide duration to 15 seconds??

I'm not losing anything! I just want the audio to stop when the slideshow ends!

Jesse Ortiz4 said:Go to the slideshow menu; both programs have a rehearse timings feature

I'm just not sure if it remembers decimals or if it rounds everything up.

It doesn't remember decimals—and by the way, "rehearse timings" was translated as "presentation timing test" in the American version of PowerPoint 2003.
...so now I finally see why anyone would bother clicking every 14.6 seconds!

I tried adding two audio files to a presentation with quite a few slides, but it totally failed—every single time I start the slideshow, both audio tracks play at once, even though I specifically set it so the second one starts after the first. Any idea what's going on?

Jesse Ortiz4 said:What you're looking for is actually pretty easy to do in Flash. Do you know how to use Flash?
You can definitely fine-tune those kinds of settings there.

I haven't messed around with that software yet. Is there a free version available online?

http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/ is just a trial version (you get 30 days)

There's a massive pile of tutorials all over the web, so just go hunt one down. Video tutorials are out there too.

For Office 2007, here’s how you handle it:

1. Insert the sound (you can set it to trigger automatically or just on a click)
2. Go to Animations -> Custom Animations -> double-click the track -> then pick how many slides that song should run through.

The rest is pretty straightforward, I'm sure you can figure it out.👍

Jesse Ortiz4 said:If you're stuck using Microsoft Office 2007, here’s the drill:

1. Insert the sound file (you can decide if it plays automatically or just when you click)
2. Go to Animations -> Custom Animations -> double-click the audio track -> then select which slide the music should run through

I assume you can take it from there—it shouldn't be rocket science. 👍

Thanks!🙂