Setting-up your microphone in the

1. From the [System Preferences] window, select [Sounds].

1. Click the [Input] tab and select the correct microphone headset.

1. Click the [Output] tab and select the correct microphone headset.

Ensure that your microphone headset is plugged into your computer. Open your presentation using Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2011 on your Mac.  Have your script ready.

1. Ensure that you have the correct slide selected.  For example, if you do not want to record audio on your title slide, click Slide #2.
2. Click on the [Slide Show] menu.
3. Select [Record Slide Show].

The recording will begin immediately, so be prepared to begin speaking when you click the [Record Slide Show] button.

The slide image will appear and you can start to record your narration.  When you have completed the narration on the slide, WAIT for a few seconds before moving to the next slide.

1. To move to the next slide, you can click the forward arrow or space bar on your keyboard.  There is also a menu at the bottom of the screen with options for navigation, but most presenters find the keyboard commands to be easiest to control.

If, when you review your recording, you find that the end of your audio on a slide has been cut off, re-record using the instructions in Step #5 and wait for several seconds before moving to the next slide.

At the end of your presentation, move forward (click the arrow key) and you will be prompted [Do you want to save the slide timings also?]

1. When prompted, click [Yes].

It is important to save slide timings, especially if you are re-recording a slide.  Otherwise, the timing from the previous recording will be saved and your audio may be cut off.

1. When you are finished recording you slides, you can listen to your presentation by clicking on the [Slide Show] icon on the bottom left of the window, or selecting [From Start] under [Play Slide Show] in the [Slide Show] menu.

If you want to re-record a single slide:

1. Click on the slide you want to re-record in the [Slide] view.
2. Click the [Record Slide Show] button to begin recording.  Remember, the recording will begin immediately, so be prepared to begin speaking when you click the [Record Slide Show] button.

When you have finished re-recording the slide, hit the [Esc] key (escape) on your keyboard to terminate the recording process and prevent re-recording the next slide.

When you are finished with your presentation, [Save] the file as a [PowerPoint Presentation (.pptx)].

In order for the narration to be heard in Slideboom, you'll need to modify the way PowerPoint plays the audio files. To do this complete Step #6 through Step #9, in order:

1. In [Normal] view, click on the first slide and then click the "speaker" icon on the slide.

1. Click the [Format Audio] tab in the top ribbon.

1. With the "speaker" icon on slide #1 selected, highlight all the slides in the presentation by scrolling to the bottom of the slide preview, holding down the SHIFT key on your keyboard, and selecting the last slide in the presentation.

1. With all the slides highlighted, pull down the menu next to [Start:] and select [Automatically].

When you are sarisfied with your presentation, [Save] the file as a [PowerPoint Presentation (.pptx)].  (DO NOT save as a PowerPoint 97-2004 Presentation (.ppt))

Be sure the file is saved as a .PPTX.  You will not be able to hear the audio when uploaded to SlideBoom, if you do not save the file as a .PPTX.

1. Go to https://www.slideboom.com/ and click [Sign In].  NOTE: If you have NOT setup a free Slideboom account (do not upload files as a Guest), YOU MUST REGISTER FOR AN ACCOUNT. Click the [Register] button in the top menu or go to: https://www.slideboom.com/register
2. Enter your Slideboom username and password.
3. Click [Sign In].

1. Click [Upload].

1. Click [Browse] and navigate to the location on your computer where you have stored the PowerPoint (.pptx) file for your presentation. Select the file.
2. Click [Upload].

1. OPTIONAL: You may change the name of the presentation and add a description.
2. You must select a [Topic].  Most choose [Education].
3. Make sure that [Anyone can download my presentation], [Anyone can view my presentation] and [Allow embedding this presentation at other sites] are selected.
4. Click [Submit].

Your presentation file will begin uploading. You can monitor the progress in the progress bar.

1. Once uploaded, click [View Presentation].

Play you presentation and make sure that you can hear your audio.  

Once you are viewing your presentation, you can obtain the "Embed Code" necessary for distributing the presentation from D2L:

1. Click [Embed].

If you cannot, but you were able to hear the audio in Step #5, make sure that your PowerPoint has been saved as a .PPTX file.

1. Select the text (code) below [Embed code:] and copy by hitting [CTRL+C] on your PC keyboard or [Command+C] on your Mac keyboard.

Once the Slideboom embed code is copied to your clipboard, you can paste the code into a Discussion Post in D2L using the instructions below:

1. Login to D2L at http://d2l.uwm.edu/, enter your course site and click [Discussions].

1. Click on the appropriate Discussion topic or this assignment.

1. Click the [Start a New Thread] button.

1. In the editor, click the small icon that looks like a play, stop, rewind, and fast forward button, called [Insert Stuff].

1. A new window will pop up. Click the button [Enter Embed Code].
2. Paste the embed code that you copied from Step #11 into the [Embed code:] window.
3. Click [Next].

You will see a preview of your presentation in the window.

1. Click the [Insert] button.

1. Once you return to the [New Message Details] page, enter a title for your post.
2. Click [Post].

You should see the presentation in your discussion post.  You (and your peers) can control the play and volume from here.