When you select a media object, the contextual ribbon tab Media object appears automatically. Here, you can specify the behavior of the media object.
On the far right, the program also displays the ribbon tab Picture on which you can customize the general properties of the media object (size, fill, border, etc.). For more information, see the next section Changing the properties of media objects.
After you have inserted a media object (as described in the previous section) and selected it ...
... you can make the following settings on the ribbon tab Media object:
▪Play media clip
| Preview the movie or sound directly in the document window (for example, for test purposes). To stop it, click on the Stop media clip button. Tip: You will also find these two commands via the context menu by right-clicking on the media object. |
▪Volume
| Set the desired volume here with the slider. |
▪Mute
| Enable the checkbox to switch off the sound completely. |
▪Loop
| If you enable this option, the media object will start to play continuously after its initial playback during the slide show. |
▪Play list
| In the dropdown list, choose one of the following options: |
| Play automatically: The media object is automatically played directly when the slide containing this media object appears during the slide show. |
| Play in click sequence: The media object is played when you click in the slide containing the media object while running the slide show. Note the sequence of other Object animations if necessary. |
| Play on mouse click: The media object is only played when you click on the media object itself while running the slide show. Note the sequence of other Object animations if necessary. |
| Play user-defined sequence: If you have made specific settings for the media object (see Object animations) that do not correspond to any of the aforementioned three options, this entry will automatically appear in the list. |
Only for movie clips:
▪Full screen
| This option starts the movie in the full screen view when running the slide show. |
▪Hide while not playing
| This option hides the movie when running the slide show until the point is reached where the movie is to be shown. Depending on the option you set to start the movie, you may need to link the movie to an action; otherwise, you will not be able to start the movie during the slide show. For more information, see Adding object actions. |
▪Rewind
| This option rewinds the movie to the first frame after it has been played during the slide show. |
Only for sound clips:
▪Hide during show
| The media object is visually hidden during the slide show, but it is still played. |
▪Play across slides
| This option enables the sound to continue playing after the show has advanced to the next slide. This is useful, for example, for background music. |
Tip: Some commands of this ribbon tab can also be found in the dialog box Object properties on the Media object tab. For more information, see next section.