Noise from the computer during PowerPoint slides while using transitions.
Noise from the computer during PowerPoint slides while using transitions.
Hi all, this is a strange one. I recently bought myself a copy of Microsoft Office 2019 student and home edition to use when making lessons for class. Since installing, it's been giving me a few issues that I'm struggling to come right on. The first, and arguably most frustrating, is the lag/delay that I experience when playing the PPT, particularly with animations. When tapping on the space bar to trigger the next animation - nothing happens - then, when tapping the space bar a second or third time, the animation happens and the slide quickly moves to the next one. I've turned off "disable hardware graphics acceleration" with no improvement. The animations only show up as the PPT is transitioning to the next slide. I make the majority of these PPT at work on my 2016 version of office. Perhaps my 2019 version doesn't like it for some reason? The second issue that I'm having is just weird. Tried googling, but o no one else seems to have this problem. When the PPT is going through a transition, a strange high pitched sound comes from my pc during the duration of the transition. This is particularly noticeable during longer animated transitions like "Fall over" or "crush". The sound itself sounds almost like a coil whine. I have no idea if its coming from the MB, CPU, GPU or what. It's just weird. Has anyone heard anything like this? My pc specs are: GPU: RX 5600 XT Sapphire Pulse CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 MB: MSI B450 gaming Carbon pro Ram: 16gb PSU: seasonic focus 750w gold
The noise is probably due to electrical interference from your CPU during animation processing. Try disconnecting your speakers and check if the issue resolves.
Thanks for your response. It seems like the noises are coming from the CPU. There appears to be some electrical activity. I only have the internal speakers connected to my monitor, and I’m using a headset that’s still connected. Even after removing it, the sound persists.
Hi Paddlepop, I'm just experiencing this too. It's quite unusual. I had a PowerPoint file with text and images, a few slides, nothing complicated. Everything functioned smoothly and quickly. But when I add just one animation—like a fade-in—to any picture, and then start the presentation, my PC makes the same sound you mentioned when it updates an image. It seems to come from my CPU. Also, the slides don<|pad|> when I click—nothing happens. Since I have audio files, I notice the next slide appears because of the sound, but the slide with the animated image stays stuck, as if frozen. Removing the animation fixes everything perfectly. This happens even when I add animations between slides. I'm really confused and frustrated. I tried fixing the power supply through Windows settings, but nothing changed. Interestingly, if I save the PowerPoint file and open it on my laptop, everything works normally, including the animation. I ran some tests with empty files and just a picture with an animation, and it was the same issue. The noise and freezing persist. Have you found a solution to this? Or does someone else have a suggestion? It's really tough to search for such a problem online. I use Microsoft Office 2019. My PC specs are: GPU RX 6900 XT, CPU Ryzen 9 5900X, 4 GB DDR4, MSI X570 MEG, 32 GB Crucial Ballistix RAM, Enermax Revolution 850W PSU.
It functions adequately, but the transition quality feels sluggish. As long as the CPU noise isn’t too intense and could lead to issues later, I favor smooth slides over any sound. Still grateful for your insights on the noise source—though it seems quite unusual and not very logical to me.