October 10, 2020

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The tables below show the audio and video file formats that you can use in Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007. If you do not see a file format listed below, you will not be able to play the sound or movie file in a PowerPoint 2007 presentation unless you first convert the file to a supported file format. You can convert your file to a supported file format by using programs, utilities, or add-ins, other than PowerPoint 2007, such as the following:

Microsoft Windows Media Encoder Windows Media Encoder is a free program that makes some files compatible with PowerPoint 2007. For more information, see Microsoft Windows Media Encoder.

Important: Although your sound or video file may have the same file extension as one listed below, it may not play correctly if the correct version of the codec is not installed, or if the file is not encoded in a format that is recognized by your version of Microsoft Windows. Encoding is the process of converting data into a stream of ones and zeros. For more information about the most common codecs, including where to get them, see Encoding Audio and Video with Windows Media Codecs or Using codecs.

Audio file formats

File format	Extension	More information
AIFF Audio file	.aiff	Audio Interchange File Format This sound format originally was used on Apple and Silicon Graphics (SGI) computers. Waveform files are stored in an 8-bit monaural (mono or one channel) format, which is not compressed and can result in large files.
AU Audio file	Musical Instrument Digital Interface This is a standard format for the interchange of musical information between musical instruments, synthesizers, and computers.
MP3 Audio file
Windows Media Audio file	.wma	Windows Media Audio This is a sound file that has been compressed by using the Microsoft Windows Media Audio codec, a digital audio coding scheme developed by Microsoft that is used to distribute recorded music, usually over the Internet.