I’ve had several people present this issue to me. They are sent a powerpoint presentation but the music will not play. From what I can gather (I avoid powerpoint, iWork’s Keynote is far superior) Powerpoint gives the creator the option to embed the file or link a file outside of the .ppt itself. I do not have an answer as to why some people can hear it and others cannot. It seems that the music or audio file, when linked, doesn’t make the email journey. (I can’t hear the audio either on the file you sent to me). I don’t know if this is an email compression/uncompression issue on macs vs. PCs or if there’s another explanation.

Here are a few links on the subject:


PowerPoint Music or Sound Problems - Music and Sound Won't Play in PowerPoint
Add Sound to PowerPoint Slides - PowerPoint Sound Video - About.com
My sound doesn't play - PowerPoint - Microsoft Office Online
Use embedded and linked sound files in PowerPoint - PowerPoint - Microsoft Office Online
Microsoft PowerPoint: Song won't play in powerpoint presentation, menu object, information object