How do I get background music for a power point using open office impress?

This process has never been easy in OOo, but it is better in version 2.4, Follow these steps carefully, it does work, but it is a cumbersome process and the buttons are not always obvious from the description.

To play music across multiple slides, insert the music as a slide transition effect following these simple steps:

* In the task pane on the right hand side of the screen select the "Slide transition" tab.

* In the Modify transition section click the drop down menu next to Sound and select the file containing the desired music (you may need to select "Other sound" in the drop down menu and browse the contents of your hard disk).

* If you wish the music to restart (if it ends before your slideshow ends) check the "Loop until next sound" box. If you want to stop the music at a certain slide, create a new transition selecting no sound.

* Do not select the "Apply to all slides" button otherwise the music will re-start at every slide change.

This seems to be broken in the latest version of open office.

When I try to access the slide transition menu, nothing appears on the screen.

I have a slide show with old music that plays, but I cannot access it to remove or change the music.

help

open your music than play the song you want. minimize it then open your power point and start to play

Go to Insert, then go to Movie and Sound.