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1st July 2015, 12:18 AM #1
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Sound effects in Word
Some years ago, I wrote several stories using Word running on XP. The stories revolved around jet aircraft and trains. At the time I managed to download some fantastic sound effects. Low pass jets flying over, diesel locos idling, I can almost smell the diesel fumes,......... ahem, sorry, I'm getting carried away. Playback thru my Bose desk top sound system was amazing.
When that computer blew up, I bought another and installed Windows 7.
Now when I load my old stories, the sound effects no longer work.
Q. Is there a better Word type program that I can insert sound effects into. Would need to copy my original Word text across first.
Ken
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1st July 2015, 12:43 AM #2
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probably because the word document has lost the links to the sound effects.
If you still have the sound files -- and more importantly know where they are on your hard drive -- you should be able to restablish the links and have the document work like it did previously.regards from Alberta, Canada
ian
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1st July 2015, 01:14 AM #3
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Sound effects in Word
I think I might have solved my own problem.
For some reason, the Word document had been saved as "read only". I don't know how, but I managed to save it as "read" and wallah, got all my sound files back.
Q. How do you convert a Word file from "read only" to "read"?
Ken
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1st July 2015, 01:37 PM #4
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Hi Ken
I think "Read only" is a semi-automatic option Word uses when first opening a file from another "source".
The option is designed to protect the user from nasties that may lie hidden inside a visual basic macro attached to or hidden inside the file.
Your embedded sound affects are a form of visual basic macro.
I think you can change the default file open action to automaticly enable embedded macros, but do you want to ...regards from Alberta, Canada
ian
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