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This Itechguide teaches you how to add music to google slides. The guide covers 2 methods to add music to google slides – 1, add via a URL. 2, add via Google Drive.
Option 1: Add Music Using a URL
You can add music to Google slides by adding a URL of a music from a streaming service. Here are the 2 steps…
Step 1: Copy the URL from the Streaming Service
For this guide I will add a Spotify song to Google Slides. You can use any other music streaming service of your choice.
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Here is how you copy the URL of a song from Spotify…
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- Click Open.Spotify.com link. Then, at the top right of the page, click the LOG IN link.
- When the login page opens, login with your Spotify email and password.
If you have not created a Spotify account before, the fastest way to login is with your Facebook account.
- Open the Playlist with the song you want to get its URL. If you know the name of the song, you can also find it with search.
- Hover over the song and click on the menu. A set of menu options will be displayed.
- From the displayed menu options, click Copy Song Link.
Apart from Spotify, you can get music from other music streaming sites. For a list of top music streaming sites, read our Top 5 Online Music Stores review.
Once you have copied the URL of the music you want to add to Google Slides, proceed to the second step in this section…
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Step 2: Insert the URL of the Song
- Open the Google Slides presentation you want to add a song to. Then, click on the slide you want to add the song.
- Type the text you want to insert the song link and highlight the link. Then, on the Slides menu, click Insert.
You could also right-click the highlighted text and select Insert.
- From the Insert menu options, click Link.
- On the Link field, paste the URL of the song you copied from the music streaming service.
- Finally, to add the song’s URL, click Apply.
- The text will now have a hyperlink. When you are presenting, click the link to open the music.
Option 2: Add Music from Google Drive
This is also a 2-step process. First, upload the music file to Google Drive. Then, add the music to Google Slides. If someone shared a a music file with you on Google Drive, you can skip the first step…
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Step 1: Upload Music to Google Drive
- Open the Google Drive folder you want to upload your music file to. Then, open the folder with your music file. Place the browser (Google Drive) and the folder side by side.
- Then, drag the music file from the folder in your computer into the Google Drive folder on the browser. It will start uploading immediately.
- The status of the upload will be displayed at the bottom right of Google Drive.
- When the music is uploaded, proceed to the next step in this section…
Step 2: Add Music to Google Slides from Google drive
- Open the Google Slides presentation you want to add a song to.
- Then, click on the slide you want to add the song. On the Slides menu, click Insert.
- From the displayed Insert menu, click Audio.
- When the Insert audio dialogue opens, your Google “My Drive” will open by default. The music files in your “My Drive” will be displayed.
If someone shared a a music file with you on Google Drive, click Shared with me tab.
- Click on the song you want to add to Google Slides. Then, at the bottom left, click Select.
- Google Slides will display a Creating audio notification. Wait for the audio to be created. Once it is created, it will be displayed in the slide.
- The inserted audio file will be highlighted. You can play the music immediately. You can also play it during your presentation.
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