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Which Office program are you using?
Word
Most audio and movie file types that open in your version of QuickTime are likely to open in Office. The following tables list the file types you can add to your file.
Audio file types
File type |
File name extension |
Apple Lossless Audio |
.m4a |
Audio Interchange File Format |
.aif, .aiff, .aifc |
QuickTime Movie Sound |
.mov, .moov, .qt |
CCITT A-Law (European Telephony) Audio Format |
.alaw |
CCITT U-Law (US Telephony) Audio Format |
.auu, .snd, .ulaw, .au, .al |
Core Audio File |
.caf |
Global System for Mobile Audio |
.gsm |
Microsoft Windows Waveform |
.wave, .wav |
MPEG-2 Audio |
.mpa, .mp2v |
MPEG Audio Layer-2 |
.mp2 |
MPEG Audio Layer-3 |
.mp3 |
MPEG-4 Audio |
.mpeg, .mpg |
Musical Instrument Digital Interface |
.midi, .mid, .kar, .rmi |
PureVoice Audio |
.qcp |
Sound Designer 2 |
.sd2 |
Windows Media Audio |
.wma, .asf Note: To play Windows Media Audio and Video you need Windows Media Components for QuickTime by Flip4Mac, which is a third-party software application. |
Movie file types
File type |
File name extension |
QuickTime Movie Sound |
.mov, .moov, .qt |
MPEG-4 Video |
.mpg, .mpeg, .mpe, .m1v, .mpv, .mp4 |
Digital Video |
.dv |
Autodesk Animation |
.flc |
Animated GIF |
.gif |
Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language |
.smil |
Audio Video Interleave |
.avi |
Windows Media Video |
.wmv Note: To play Windows Media Audio and Video you need Windows Media Components for QuickTime by Flip4Mac, which is a third-party software application. |
PowerPoint
Most audio and movie file types that open in your version of QuickTime are likely to open in Office. The following tables list the file types you can add to your file.
Audio file types
File type |
File name extension |
Apple Lossless Audio |
.m4a |
Audio Interchange File Format |
.aif, .aiff, .aifc |
QuickTime Movie Sound |
.mov, .moov, .qt Note: QuickTime Virtual Reality (QTVR) files, which have a file extension of .mov or .qt, do not play if added to a PowerPoint 2011 presentation. |
CCITT A-Law (European Telephony) Audio Format |
.alaw |
CCITT U-Law (US Telephony) Audio Format |
.auu, .snd, .ulaw, .au, .al |
Core Audio File |
.caf |
Global System for Mobile Audio |
.gsm |
Microsoft Windows Waveform |
.wave, .wav |
MPEG-2 Audio |
.mpa, .mp2v |
MPEG Audio Layer-2 |
.mp2 |
MPEG Audio Layer-3 |
.mp3 |
MPEG-4 Audio |
.mpeg, .mpg |
Musical Instrument Digital Interface |
.midi, .mid, .kar, .rmi |
PureVoice Audio |
.qcp |
Sound Designer 2 |
.sd2 |
Windows Media Audio |
.wma, .asf Note: To play Windows Media Audio and Video you need Windows Media Components for QuickTime by Flip4Mac, which is a third-party software application. |
Movie file types
File type |
File name extension |
QuickTime Movie Sound |
.mov, .moov, .qt |
MPEG-4 Video |
.mpg, .mpeg, .mpe, .m1v, .mpv, .mp4 |
Digital Video |
.dv |
Autodesk Animation |
.flc |
Animated GIF |
.gif |
Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language |
.smil |
Audio Video Interleave |
.avi |
Windows Media Video |
.wmv Note: To play Windows Media Audio and Video you need Windows Media Components for QuickTime by Flip4Mac, which is a third-party software application. |
See also
Excel
Most audio and movie file types that open in your version of QuickTime are likely to open in Office. The following tables list the file types you can add to your file.
Audio file types
File type |
File name extension |
Apple Lossless Audio |
.m4a |
Audio Interchange File Format |
.aif, .aiff, .aifc |
QuickTime Movie Sound |
.mov, .moov, .qt |
CCITT A-Law (European Telephony) Audio Format |
.alaw |
CCITT U-Law (US Telephony) Audio Format |
.auu, .snd, .ulaw, .au, .al |
Core Audio File |
.caf |
Global System for Mobile Audio |
.gsm |
Microsoft Windows Waveform |
.wave, .wav |
MPEG-2 Audio |
.mpa, .mp2v |
MPEG Audio Layer-2 |
.mp2 |
MPEG Audio Layer-3 |
.mp3 |
MPEG-4 Audio |
.mpeg, .mpg |
Musical Instrument Digital Interface |
.midi, .mid, .kar, .rmi |
PureVoice Audio |
.qcp |
Sound Designer 2 |
.sd2 |
Windows Media Audio |
.wma, .asf Note: To play Windows Media Audio and Video you need Windows Media Components for QuickTime by Flip4Mac, which is a third-party software application. |
Movie file types
File type |
File name extension |
QuickTime Movie Sound |
.mov, .moov, .qt |
MPEG-4 Video |
.mpg, .mpeg, .mpe, .m1v, .mpv, .mp4 |
Digital Video |
.dv |
Autodesk Animation |
.flc |
Animated GIF |
.gif |
Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language |
.smil |
Audio Video Interleave |
.avi |
Windows Media Video |
.wmv Note: To play Windows Media Audio and Video you need Windows Media Components for QuickTime by Flip4Mac, which is a third-party software application. |