# Previewing audio

After you add an audio file, you can preview the audio to test it.

There are two methods for previewing audio. First, you can preview the entire Captivate movie and listen to the audio associated with an object, a slide, or the background. This lets you to see exactly where the audio begins and ends in the movie and enables you experience the audio as your users will. Second, if you just need to preview the audio without hearing it in the context of the movie, you can go into object, slide, or background audio properties and play the audio file.

#### To preview object audio:

1. Open a Captivate project.

2. Double-click on a slide containing an object with associated audio.

3. Double-click on the object with associated audio.

4. Click on the Audio tab.

5. Click Play to listen to the audio file.

6. When you finish, click OK.

#### To preview slide audio:

1. Open a Captivate project.

2. Double-click on a slide containing audio.

3. Click on the Audio tab.

4. Click the Play button to listen to the audio file.

5. When you finish, click OK.

#### To preview background audio:

1. Open a Captivate project.

2. From the Movie menu, select Preferences.

3. Click on the Background Audio tab.

4. Click Play to listen to the audio file.

5. When you finish, click OK.