How to Add Background Music to Google Slides

Quick summary

Adding background music to Google Slides lets you create more engaging, professional presentations that play audio automatically. By configuring Format options and enabling autoplay, your audio starts the moment a slide appears — no manual interaction needed.

Steps

1. Click the audio icon you've added to your slide to select the sound file and prepare it for configuration.
2. Open Format options from the toolbar to access playback settings and control how your background music behaves.
3. Under Start playing, select Automatically so the music begins without requiring a click from your audience.
4. Your background music is now configured to play automatically as soon as the slide appears during your presentation.