PowerPoint Friendly Audio Formats
Learn about the audio file formats that are supported by various PowerPoint versions.
Author: Geetesh Bajaj
Product/Version: All PowerPoint Versions
OS: Windows and Mac
Different PowerPoint versions support a number of audio file formats – obviously, the new PowerPoint versions support a larger number of file formats for audio. This table provides information about audio file format compatibility at a quick glance:
| 2007 for Windows |
2008 for Mac |
2010 for Windows |
2011 for Mac |
2013 for Windows |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAV | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WMA | Yes | Yes (with Flip4Mac installed) |
Yes | Yes (with Flip4Mac installed) |
Yes |
| AIFF | No | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| MP3 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Figure 1: Audio file inserted on a PowerPoint slide
See Also: PowerPoint Friendly Video Formats
