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If you are the type that likes to give your documents a slant toward multimedia, Word allows you to insert sound files in your document. This is done in this manner:
Figure 1. The Create from File tab of the Insert Object dialog box.
You can later listen to your sound file by simply double-clicking on the speaker icon.
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2020-09-04 20:44:53
paige
Doesn't work. There's no "Object" selection on the current Insert ribbon.
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