How to add in audio from red icon .ppta file

Hi S P,

Since you're new to Articulate, I'd recommend viewing the screencast in the link below.  It will give you more information about how the files all work together:

https://player.vimeo.com/video/145574560

After viewing the screencast, can you tell me what method you used to insert audio into your presentation?  Did you import existing audio like in the link below?

http://www.articulate.com/community/tutorials09/presenter09/Import_audio/player.html

Or did you record it directly in Articulate?

http://www.articulate.com/community/tutorials09/presenter09/Record_narration/player.html

I actually can't answer that with certainty - the presentations I'm working with right now were done by someone who has since left...the new ones we do now are done by importing audio, so I would assume this one was done that way too, but I'm not 100% sure.

Are there two different methods for solving this issue? If so I can try both.

Hi S P,

To clarify, you're basically having an issue with audio that was lost since it was transferred from another machine.  Is that accurate?

Yes pretty much.  I know that when I import audio to a new presentation, that creates the red .ppta file.  I'm just kind of assuming that since I that in this group of files, the audio must be in it somehow.  I could be totally off base here though, I really don't know!

Hi S P,

The PPTA file contains your audio, inserted media, and quizzes/interactions that you've imported using Articulate.  Although the assumption that your audio is inside the PPTA file, it could be that it has completely dropped out of the file.

For more information on this, see the link below:

http://www.articulate.com/support/presenter09/kb/?p=643

Thank you, that article solved the problem - turns out that the previous person separated their .ppt file from their .ppta files in different folders.  Once I put them into a single folder and made sure they were named the same, it worked fine.  (That article also had the added bonus of learning why those mysterious -old .ppta files would randomly pop up too, good to know!)  

Thanks again for your help, it's very appreciated!!

Hi S P,

Thanks for letting us know that you were able to resolve the issue!