Applies To
PowerPoint 2016

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Last Updated: April 18, 2018

ISSUE

You're no longer able to loop .mp3 background music in PowerPoint 2016. Looping WAV files still works.

STATUS: WORKAROUND

Microsoft is working to address this problem. In the meantime, try saving the .mp3 file in a different format (such as WAV).

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