You can drag an audio file onto a page or select it using one of several interface options. The audio file can be an audio file located on your computer, a shared audio file in the Media Library, an audio file that has been shared as a library object, or an existing audio file that is already included in the project.
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For responsive projects, audio files must be converted to MP3 format, especially when building for the mobile environment. For details about converting to MP3 format, see Converting to MP3 audio. |
To add an audio file located on your file system:
In the Project Explorer, select the location in which you want to add the audio.
Do one of the following:
On the Home ribbon, click the drop-down menu under Add object in the Quick Insert group and select the 
Add Audio graphic. Navigate and select the audio file.
On the Insert ribbon, click the drop-down list under Audio in the Add Media group and select Audio File. Navigate and select the audio file.
Drag and drop a supported audio file from a Windows Explorer window to the work area.
Right-click in the Project Explorer or in the work area, select New and Audio.
Type Ctrl+Shift+0. Navigate and select the audio file.
The local audio file is added to the project.
To add a shared audio file from the Media Library:
In the Project Explorer, select the location in which you want to add the audio.
On the Insert ribbon, click the drop-down list under Audio in the Add Media group and select Media Library or click the Media Library side-tab located on the right-side of the work area. The Media Library window opens.
From the Media Library, navigate the Shared Media folder and double-click the custom audio or drag it onto the page.
The shared audio file is added to the project.
To add an audio file shared as a library object:
In the Project Explorer, select the location in which you want to add the audio object.
Click the Library Objects side-tab located on the right-side of the work area. Navigate the Shared Library Objects folder and double-click the audio file or drag it onto the page.
The shared library object file is added to the project.
To re-use an audio that already exists in the project:
In the Project Explorer, select the location in which you want to add the audio.
Click the Project Resources side-tab located on the right-side of the work area, open the Audios group, and either double-click the audio file or drag it onto the page.
The existing audio is added to the project.
See also: Organizing media
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