A trimmed audio clip that is set to play across slides plays from the beginning of the clip and only for the duration of the trim in PowerPoint 2010

To work around this problem, use method 1. If method 1 does not work around the problem, use method 2.

Method 1

 Compress the audio clip before you set it to play across slides. To compress the audio clip, follow these steps:

1. Click the File tab.
2. Click Info.
3. In the Media Size and Performance section, click Compress Media, and then click the kind of quality that you want.

Method 2

Run Document Inspector to force removal of the trimmed part of the audio clip. To run Document Inspector, follow these steps:

1. Click the File tab.
2. Click Info.
3. Click Check for Issues.
4. Click Inspect Document.
5. Click to select the Document Properties and Personal Information check box.
6. Click Inspect.
7. Click Remove All to remove the media trim information that was found.