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Can you change keynote orientation to portrait?

Is there a way to change the orientation in Keynote to portrait?

I'm trying to print with 2 slides on each page, but rather than have them side by side, I'd like one on top of the other.

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Keynote slides orientation

Is it possible to make vertical slides with keynote? Can they be turned around? I'm trying to make a slideshow for an installation using monitors placed vertically.... but I'm not sure if that's possible. Thank you for your help!

You can specify a custom size for your slides by going to Document in the top right corner, it wil open a box on the right side of your screen and there wil be an entry regarding the size of your slides, the default is 1024 x 768. Open this selector and you see "custom size". If you enter 768 x 1024 in the resulting window the slides wil be in a vertical orientation.

ps. my keynote version is 6.2 and it is in dutch so I don't know what the menu items will be called in your version

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How to Add Pictures & Backgrounds in Keynote Presentations

Apple's Keynote presentation software offers ease-of-use and powerful features. It has quickly gained popularity as a way to build powerful visual aids that support your presentation.

Images are found in many presentations as a way to add visual interest or support your speaking points. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to work with images in a Keynote presentation.

You can use this tutorial as the complete guide to working with images in Apple Keynote. You might be surprised at how much you can do with images right inside of Keynote. We'll also cover how to create Keynote backgrounds using images. Let's get started.

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Now let's get started with this tutorial, to learn all about how to add pictures to Keynote and use images for backgrounds.

Watch & Learn

In this screencast, you can watch me work with images in a Keynote presentation. I'll show you a variety of skills that you can use to add, edit, and customize images in Keynote. You'll also learn how to create Keynote backgrounds with image files.

Want to see more? Keep reading the tutorial to see screenshots and a step-by-step guide to help you get the most of images in Keynote.

How to Add Pictures to Keynote

It's easy to add images to Keynote presentations. Let's start off with a simple example of taking an image file that's already saved on your computer and dropping it into a Keynote presentation.

To add a new image, click on the  Media  button on the menu at the top, and click on  Choose.  (You can choose the  Photos  option, but it'll only browse through your Photos that are stored in your Apple Photos library.)

Now, you'll see a standard file browser window. Just select your photo and click  Insert  to add it to your Keynote slide. That's all you need to do in Keynote to insert an image!!

Another way that you can add images to Keynote is to simply use the clipboard. If you don't want to save an image before adding it, you can simply copy it to your clipboard and choose  Edit > Paste , or use the keyboard  Cmd + V  to paste an image from the clipboard. This eliminates the step of saving the image.

Where to Find Images

It's important to be careful about rights usage when you add images to your presentations. You can't just Google for images to use—you've got to ensure that they're licensed properly and you've got the right to use them.

Using unlicensed images can run afoul of copyright law and lead to a lawsuit from the rights holder. Sure, it's unlikely that this would ever create an issue. But the risk simply isn't worth taking. 

If you know your Keynote presentation needs images, you might be wondering where to source great looking stock images. Typically, I use Envato Elements for unlimited access to ultra-high-resolution stock photos. As an Elements subscriber, you'll get access to over 500,000 stock photos that are easy to browse, source, and license.

Elements makes it easy to browse, download, and license images that you can use for your Keynote presentations (or any other purpose!)

Thanks to the high-resolution and high-quality images, Elements is the perfect place to source images you can use for Keynote backgrounds. And even if you stop subscribing, you'll still have access to the images you licensed while subscribed. 

How to Use Image Galleries

You don't have to use a single image on each slide. Instead, use an Image Gallery to add multiple images in the same box in Keynote. 

To add a new image gallery, go to the  Insert > Image Gallery  option on the Keynote menu. Then, you'll see a placeholder box that serves as the Image Gallery. My favorite way to add images is to simply drag and drop them from somewhere on your computer on top of the image 

As you can see in the screenshot below, an Image Gallery will have arrows to switch between images. You can also resequence the images in the format option on the right side of Keynote while you've got it selected.

An Image Gallery is perfect if you're going to send your presentation to others and let them view it at their own pace. You don't have to include a single slide for each and very image you want to include—drop them all in a single gallery instead.

How to Apply Image Effects

You don't have to use a separate image editing app like Photoshop or Pixelmator to adjust images. Keynote's built-in options are often adequate enough to make simple adjustments and skip the step of opening up the image in an editor.

With an image selected, click on the  Format  option in the upper right corner. You'll see a new window open up that allows you to adjust and work with images. There are plenty of tools that you can use to apply to an image, so let's take a look at a couple of my favorites.

The first of these is  cropping,  which you may need to use to refine the section of the image in a presentation. Make sure that you're on the  Image  tab, then click on  Edit Mask. 

Then, just grab the handles on the edge of the image and adjust it to only show the part of the image that you want remaining. Click on  Done,  and you'll lock in the new crop. The Keynote crop image tool is handy for selecting only the part of an image you want to use.

Now, let's switch to the  Style  tab. Try out options like  Borders  and  Shadows  to refine the look of an image, or adjust the  Opacity  to make the image more transparent.

Set an Image as a Keynote Background

Let's look at how to create Keynote backgrounds using image files. A well-placed image background can set the stage beautifully for key points on a slide.

The simplest way to add an image as a background is to start by following the same steps as shown above to add the image to the Keynote file.

Now, right click on the image and choose  Send to Back  to put the image file underneath all of your content.

Now, you can see all objects on the slide on top of the image background. But, you can't really see the content clearly because of the lack of contrast as you can see in the screenshot below.

Click on the  Format  button to open up the settings to adjust the image. Make sure that you're working on the  Style  tab and reduce the opacity to a lower number so that the image is somewhat faded.

That's all there is to it. Just drop in an image, then adjust the opacity so that the content is still visible. A well-placed image sets the stage perfectly.

Add Images to Slide Masters

So, let's say that you want to add the same image to the background of each and every slide design. Instead of adding it to slides one-by-one, you can add it to the  slide master,  which is like the slide template that controls the overall design of the slide.

Think of a Keynote slide as being assembled in layers. At the bottom, you've got the slide master. The slides sit on top of the master. You add objects like text, shapes, and other content to the slide itself. But, if you want to add something to multiple slides, you can add it to the master instead.

To adjust the master, click on the view button in the upper left corner and choose  Edit Master Slides.   

Now, you're working on the master. I'm going to simply add an image to it with the same steps we learned earlier. 

Then, I'll apply some basic adjustments to it that'll make it perfect for a background, pulling the opacity and saturation down so that it blends in perfectly with the slide. Check out the screenshot below for an example of toning an image down:

When you finish editing the slide master, click on  Done. You'll switch back to the regular slide view, and the adjustment has been applied to all slides that use the same slide master.

Again, the purpose of adjusting the slide master is to tweak multiple slides at the same time. Adjust the master for consistency and batch updates.

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Recap & Keep Learning

Images are a must when it comes to building engaging presentations in Keynote. This guide contains all of the information needed to master images in Apple's Keynote presentation app.

Check out these Keynote tutorials to learn more about Apple's easy-to-use presentation aid app: 

How do you work with images in Keynote presentations? If you've got a follow-up question or a tip to share, make sure to check in with a comment below.

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10 Expert Tips to Create and Deliver a Killer Keynote Presentation

So you’ve got a keynote presentation coming up, and you’re hitting the books to make sure you’re armed with the best plan possible. Besides taking notes from all the greats on TED, you’re reading up about a message structure that works, and looking for the perfect template.

While it seems like you’ve got your bases covered, like all things in life, there’s always a way to streamline the planning process.

According to Aaron Weyenberg , the UX Lead for TED and a self-professed “master of slide decks,” and the wizards behind Apple’s presentation slides , there are a number of tricks of the trade that you can rely on to create a rocking keynote presentation .

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1. Do your slides last

While most keynote speakers will typically build their presentation around the structure of a template, Weyenberg says that “building your slides should be the tail end of developing your presentation.” Before working on your slides, you should put together your main message, structure, supporting points – then practice and time your presentation. The reason for this, he says, is that the presentation needs to be strong enough to stand on its own. Approaching a keynote like this requires a shift in thinking.

While a beautiful set of slides is imperative to your presentation, it should not be central to it.

Weyenberg said it best: “The slides are just something you layer over [the presentation] to enhance the listener experience.”

Observe these 2017 Google I/O keynotes, especially CEO Sundar Pichai’s – the role of the slides are to support what the speaker is saying – not the other way around.

2. Get creative with photos

Often times, presenters will be far too literal or cheesy with their image choice. Weyenberg suggests to use images that are simple, yet punchy – and pairs nicely with your spoken words. He says to look for photos that are:

• Related to your keynote’s concept
• Are not complex in terms of composition

3. Simplify charts and graphs

While most presenters will simply drop an image of their charts and graphs into their deck, Weyenberg points out that it might be a bit “unsightly.” If you need to use data to back a point that you’re making, you should make the extra effort to make it more attractive – and this can be done by recreating it in your presentation maker .

There are a couple benefits to doing this:

• It will make your presentation seem consistent and well-thought out
• You’ll have control over colors, typography, and more.

4. One theme per slide

According to the designers of Apple presentation slides, less is certainly more. Trying to cram too many ideas on one slide can only work to your detriment. Beyond ideas, the same goes for statistics.

Let’s play a little game: For the following idea, how many slides would you use? “The developer program is incredibly vibrant. We have over six million registered developers. Demand for this show has never been greater. We sold out in just over a minute [71 seconds].”

While the average person might think that 6 million and 71 seconds would belong on the same slide and be short and sweet enough, let’s compare it with what Apple’s CEO Tim Cook did.

He only leveraged two slides: The first said “6 million,” and the second: “71 seconds. Sold out.”

5. Create a visual experience with data

Taking a leaf again from Apple’s presentation book, once you’ve gotten the hang of having just one stat per slide – you should also make it as visual as possible.

One data point per slide, combined with it being visually interesting – is sure to be memorable.

6. Practice Really Makes Perfect

Imagine the late Steve Jobs, a legendary keynote presenter, still rehearsed for months before a presentation. According to Brent Schlender , one of the co-authors behind the Steve Jobs biography “Becoming Steve Jobs,” Jobs would rehearse and prepare “exhaustively” for all of his public appearances.

Despite being a natural on the stage, Jobs never would wing it, he came to the show well prepared.

“I once spent an entire day watching him run through multiple rehearsals of a single presentation, tweaking everything from the color and angle of certain spotlights, to editing and rearranging the order of the keynote presentation slides to improve his pacing,” remembers Schlender.

While you may not be a perfectionist like Jobs, you are likely also not nearly as good of a presenter as he is – so practice really makes perfect in this case.

7. Tell A Consistent Story

Circling back to Weyenberg’s tips – he suggests that in a good slide deck, every slide should feel “like part of the same story.” Think of your deck like a story – every slide should feel cohesive to the big picture message you’re trying to communicate – as opposed to random ideas juxtaposed together.

You can do this by:

• Using the same or similar typography, colors, and imagery across all slides
• Using presentation templates can help with maintaining the same look and feel

8. Less is more

We explored the less is more concept earlier in the article by suggesting you keep to one idea per slide. The same can be applied to text.

When it comes to creating slides for your next keynote, the cardinal sin is a slide with ample text that is verbatim of your spoken presentation.

What this does is encourage people to keep their eyes on your slides instead of listening to you.

Weyenberg also points out that a text-heavy slide forces the brain to multitask between focusing on what it’s reading and hearing – which is quite difficult and will compromise your presentation.

9. Consider topic transitions

While you want to make your slides look like a cohesive unit, you want to also keep in mind that making every slide look the same may be boring. Weyenberg suggests to:

• Create one style for the slides that are the “meat” of the message
• Then create another style for the slides that are transitioning between topics

For example, if your overall slides have a dark background with light text, you can use transitional slides that have a light background with dark text. This way, they’ll still feel like they’re from the same presentation family without being completely uniform.

10. Tell a captivating story

It is fitting that our final tip comes from likely the greatest keynote presenter of all time. The late and great Steve Jobs had the ability to captivate and inspire his audience with his talks, and that’s because he was a very good storyteller. And that’s the golden leaf that you can take from Jobs’ book today.

Always aim to tell a captivating story.

One example is perhaps when he introduced the iPod: “In 2001, we introduced the first iPod. It didn’t just change the way we all listen to music. It changed the entire music industry.” Listen to Steve Jobs weave a story about the digital music revolution when unveiling the iPod.

Bonus Round: Tips From Piktochart Designers  

• Always remember that your audience is sitting far away . So ensure that your title font size is large enough to be seen from a distance, and that your body text is no smaller than 20px.
• Use only two colors for your entire presentation – a primary and secondary color. If you must use a large color palette, your maximum choice should be up to five colors.
• Make sure that there is enough white space throughout your presentation . This will give your content room to breathe. Less is definitely more in this case.
• Emphasize only one object per slide – whether it’s an image, statistic, quote. This will make sure your audience stays focused.

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Getting Started With Keynote: How To Create Your First Keynote Presentation

If you’re new to the Apple ecosystem, then you’re probably a stranger to Keynote, Apple’s very own presentation software. Don’t worry if you don’t know anything about it at this point, that’s what this article is for. So, stay tuned as I introduce you to this popular alternative to PowerPoint. You’ll learn how to navigate the Keynote workspace and later on, how to create your first Keynote presentation.

Why Use Keynote?

I’ve got a few good reasons why Keynote is an awesome presentation software for Mac users.

• It’s free and readily available

Keynote comes pre-installed on new Macs. You don’t need to download it, but if you need to, you can always download it for free on the App Store . For the PowerPoint (and Windows) faithful who’ve made the switch to Apple computers, you’re probably asking this very question right now:

“Why use Keynote when PowerPoint is available on Macs?”

Truthfully, the answer is you don’t have to. However, PowerPoint (and Microsoft Office) isn’t free. If you want to install PowerPoint on your Mac, then you’d need to buy a Microsoft Office license or a subscription to Office 365.

If you absolutely don’t need to use PowerPoint, then why not give Keynote a try? It’s pretty simple to use, it’s intuitive and it works great on Macs. Plus, it’s free, so you don’t need to spend extra cash just to use the app!

• It’s designed for Macs

Keynote was designed by Apple for Apple. This means you’re not going to find Keynote on Windows or Linux or any other operating system. Apple is known for the quality of their products and Keynote is no different. It’s sleek, sexy, easy on the eyes, and it’s fairly easy to use.

For those saying they’d stick to PowerPoint on their Mac, that’s absolutely fine. But if you’re expecting your Mac PowerPoint experience to be on par with your Windows experience, then you’re going to be disappointed. The Mac version lacks many of the newer features you’ll find on Windows. And frankly, it’s just not as good as the Windows version.

If you need to use PowerPoint on Mac, I recommend you use Boot Camp or install third-party software like Parallels Desktop . This is so you can run Windows apps natively on your Mac.

• It’s user-friendly

Apple products are designed to work out of the box. It’s one of the reasons why many people swear by Apple products. You don’t need to be a designer to use Keynote. The interface is clean, intuitive and relatively simple. Sure, there’s a bit of a learning curve, but it’s nowhere near the time you need to spend to master PowerPoint.

If you’re coming from PowerPoint, you may even think Keynote is too simple. But that’s why Keynote users love it – they don’t need to overthink their slide designs. You may not have granular control over every single aspect of your presentation (and this may be a no-no for diehard PowerPoint users), but plenty of Keynote users don’t mind. When all is said and done, they know they’ll have a great-looking presentation.

• Works on all Apple devices

If you’ve invested heavily into the Apple ecosystem, then Keynote should be your presentation software of choice. Why? Because you’re not limited to using just one device to edit your slides. You can work on your slides on your MacBook, iMac, iPad, and even your iPhone! You can even access your Keynote file on non-Apple devices – simply fire up a web browser and go to iCloud Keynote!

• It’s PowerPoint-friendly

Ah yes, PowerPoint users need this reassurance. You’ve probably been burned in the past when PowerPoint and Keynote didn’t play too well with each other. And you had all sorts of problems trying to sort out compatibility issues.

Well, it’s 2019 now. According to Apple themselves, they’ve redesigned Keynote to work better with Microsoft Office products. They regularly update the software too to ensure better compatibility.

Here’s an article detailing the compatibility of Keynote with PowerPoint. You’ll notice there are more ticks in the Supported and Partially Supported columns than the Not Supported one. So, hurray for PowerPoint and Keynote fans!

Getting Started With Keynote

Now that you know just how awesome Keynote is, I’m going to give you a rundown of the software’s interface. To get started with Keynote, launch the app from the Launchpad or look for it in the Dock. You’ll then see the theme chooser (see screenshot below). Choose whether you want to use a standard (4:3) or wide (16:9) theme.

Note : If you don’t see the theme chooser above, press the Option key on your keyboard and click File > New to open a new Keynote file. The theme chooser will then appear on your screen.

Navigating the Keynote workspace isn’t as hard as it looks. The interface is relatively cleaner and simpler than PowerPoint. This is what the Toolbar looks like:

As you can see above, I’ve divided the Toolbar into 5 different parts. Here’s a run-down of what each part does:

1 – This is the navigation panel. As you can see, there are 3 buttons in this section (View, Zoom, and Add Slide):

• Under View , you can decide whether you want to use the Navigator view (default), Slide Only view, Light Table view, or Outline view. This is also where you go to edit the Master Slides, show object list, and more.

• You can also Zoom in or out of whatever view you’ve selected. If you don’t want to mess around with the percentages, you can always click on Fit Slide .

• Lastly, you can click on the Add Slide button to, well, obviously, add a slide. However, this is where it gets interesting. When you add a slide, Keynote doesn’t automatically add a blank slide (like PowerPoint). Instead, you get to choose the slide layout you want to use.

2 – This section consists of the Play and Keynote Live buttons.

• Clicking on the Play button will play your slideshow.
• Hit Keynote Live if you want to present a live slideshow to anyone in the world. Your audience can watch your presentation on any Apple or iOS device, or any browser connected to the Internet.

Note you’ll need to be connected to iCloud for this feature to work. Once you’re logged in, you can copy and paste the link to your slideshow and send it to your audience. You can also lock your presentation with a password if you’re concerned about security.

3 – In this section, you can choose from 6 different elements you can add to your slides. You can add a table , chart , text , shape , media (images, videos, audio) and comment . The first 5 elements are largely self-explanatory.

For the 6 th element (comments), these are helpful if you’re collaborating with somebody else. You can have a chat in real-time about your ideas and any changes you want to make to the design. In case you’re wondering, the comments won’t appear in your actual presentation.

4 – If you’re collaborating with other people, then you simply need to click the Collaborate button. You can specify who can access your Keynote and their permission level. Here’s what it looks like:

5 – The fifth section is where you go to edit the properties of all the elements and slides in your presentation. You can see 3 options or buttons here: Format , Animate and Document .

• Format. To format your slide itself, click on a blank space on your slide. You’ll be able to change your slide layout here as well as edit the Master Slide. You can also change the appearance of your slide (change background appearance, etc.).
• Format an element . The format menu options will change according to the element you click on. Say, for instance, you click on a text, then the formatting options for text will appear on your screen. If you click on a photo, then the image formatting options will appear, and so on.
• Animate (Slide Transition) . If you want to add animations when you transition from one slide to another, this is the correct button to click. Slide transitions are categorized into four: (1) Appear & Move, (2) Flip, Spin & Scale, (3) Object Effects, and (4) Text Effects. You can adjust the duration, color, delay, and more, of your selected effect.
• Animate (Element Effect) . You can choose to add a Build In effect, an Action effect, and a Build Out effect for your elements.
• Document . Click on this button to change your document settings. In here, you can adjust your Slideshow Settings, Presentation Type, Slide Size and more. Additionally, you can also record your slideshow in the Audio tab and add a Soundtrack . This is great if you plan on playing your slideshow in conference kiosks (self-playing) or converting your Keynote to video.

Additional Keynote options

You’re probably wondering if that’s all that Keynote can do. Well, of course not! In addition to the Toolbar, you can also access more settings and features in the Menu bar. You’ll see this at the very top of your screen:

If you think the default Toolbar lacks some important feature, and you don’t want to go looking for it in the Menu bar every time you want to use it, then you may want to customize the toolbar.

Here’s how you do it:

Go to View > Customize Toolbar . You can drag and drop your most frequently used buttons to the toolbar. For example, if you find yourself frequently using the Group and Ungroup options, then you may want to drag it into your toolbar so you can group/ungroup elements with just a single click. If you’re very particular about the size of your fonts, then add the Bigger and Smaller buttons to your toolbar.

The good thing about customizing your toolbar is that you can always go back to the default settings. If you find yourself wanting to go back to the original toolbar menu, then go back into the Customize Toolbar menu again.

As you can see on the screenshot above, there’s an option to drag the default set into the toolbar . Don’t forget to hit the blue Done button when you’re finished.

Using iCloud Keynote

If you want the ability to edit your Keynote presentation on other devices, then log in to iCloud on your Mac. Go into System Preferences and click on iCloud . You’ll see this on your screen:

Type in your Apple ID and password if you already have one. If not, click on Create Apple ID .

Now that your Mac is logged in to iCloud, all your photos, contacts and documents (including Keynote files) will be stored in iCloud. This means if you have an iPhone or iPad, and you’re logged in using the same Apple ID, then all the files uploaded to iCloud will automatically appear in your Apple devices. So, you can create your Keynote on your MacBook or iMac, and then continue editing on your iPad or iPhone. Awesome, right?

But what about if you need to need to make last-minute changes to your presentation and you don’t have an Apple device nearby? Will all your hard work go to waste? Thankfully, not.

Just open a web browser on any computer and go to https://icloud.com . You’ll see this prompt on your screen:

Once you’re logged in to iCloud, you’ll see this menu on your screen:

Click on Keynote and you’ll be able to see all the Keynote files you’ve made on other iCloud-linked devices. If you want to create a new file, click on Create Presentation .

Just like in the desktop version of Keynote, you’ll see the Theme Chooser menu on your screen:

Click on the theme you want to use. A new tab will automatically open on your browser. This what the iCloud Keynote workspace looks like:

As you can see, it looks almost exactly the same as the desktop version. You’ve got the View and Zoom icons, the Play slideshow button, the 6 element types you can add to your slides (table, chart, text, shape, media, comment), the collaborate icon, and the format and animate button.

At a quick glance, however, you can see that the Keynote Live and Document icons are missing on the toolbar. Unfortunately, like most web-based presentation software, iCloud Keynote also has its drawbacks. A number of features from the desktop app are missing.

For instance, once you’ve selected your theme on iCloud Keynote, you’re going to have to stick with it. You simply don’t have the option to change it to another theme.

For this example, I used the Artisan theme in the screenshot above. I wanted to change it to the Gradient theme, but iCloud Keynote doesn’t have the Document button (available on the desktop version) that allows you to change themes and slide sizes.

There’s also no option to edit the Master Slides. While there’s a Media button, you’re limited to adding images only. This means inserting videos and audio files are not going to be possible on iCloud Keynote. Formatting options are also limited, so keep this in mind when creating and editing slides on the web.

The good news, however, is that iCloud integration is fantastic. You can create your slides in iCloud Keynote. Once you get your hands on an Apple computer, you can just edit your file on the desktop app. iCloud Keynote is great for editing presentations while you’re on the go. For maximum control, however, Keynote desktop is the way to go.

Tips to Make Your First Keynote Presentation a Standout

Even the most novice of Keynote users can make something stunning in just a few minutes. How? Well, if you haven’t noticed, Keynote’s built-in themes already look great. So, really, if you’re in a hurry, you can just choose one of the themes from the Theme Chooser. Then, select the layouts you want to use and replace the placeholders with your own content!

But, of course, if you truly want to make your keynote presentation a standout, then it’s best to actually put some time and effort into making one that your audience is going to love. So, here are some tips you can use to impress your audience and make sure your message is heard loud and clear.

• Keep text to a minimum

No matter what presentation software you use, it’s best to keep text to a minimum. You don’t want to copy and paste several sentences or a few paragraphs in your slides. You don’t want your audience to just read your slides. If you do this, then there’s really no incentive for them to listen anymore, is there?

As the popular saying goes, “less is more.” Strive to have a simple presentation instead of going for all the bells and whistles you can think of. Your audience isn’t there to read, they’re there to listen to your presentation.

Think of your slides as mere visual aids. They’re there to make your presentation more interesting. They’re supposed to help your audience understand your main points.

• Use the right font

Different fonts convey different emotions. There are fonts that look professional. Then there are those that look fun. There are even retro fonts and scary-looking fonts (perfect for Halloween-themed presentations).

Adding new fonts to your Keynote presentation is relatively quick and easy. You’ve got two ways:

• You can download a font package and add it to Font Book . You can look for this app in your Applications folder or you can search for it using Spotlight (press both Command + Spacebar ). Click the (+) icon in Font Book and locate where you saved the downloaded font. Your new font will now appear in the Font dropdown in Keynote.

• The second option is to download an app called SkyFonts . You can download and install fonts from Google Fonts, Fonts.com, Monotype and MyFonts. Personally, I prefer this option because you don’t need to download the fonts to your computer. These are stored in the cloud and you can easily remove the fonts you’re no longer using.

Just a word of caution though. If you intend to download fancy fonts and use different devices to edit your Keynote slides, then you may be in for a shock. The fonts in iCloud Keynote are predefined, so whatever font you install on your Mac isn’t going to appear in iCloud Keynote.

• Use high-quality graphics

As the old cliché goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. You can put a picture on a slide, and it will tell the audience its own story. All without you needing to say a single word about it. That’s how powerful images are.

So, one of the first things you need to do once you figure out what you’re going to say in your presentation is to look for an image that will perfectly capture your main points. It doesn’t have to be an original photo or one that you took yourself.

You can use photos as background for your slides or you can use it as the main subject. The good news is there are millions of free images on the web. You just need to know where to look. Places like Unsplash , StockSnap and ISO Republic all offer high-quality images for free.

• Utilize white space

A busy-looking slide will only distract your audience. They won’t know exactly where to look. But if you have plenty of white space on your slides, then you can direct their attention to whatever you’re showing on screen.

Contrary to popular belief, white space doesn’t actually need to be white. It can be any color that will fit in well with your theme. For instance, take a look at the screenshot below. There’s a lot of blank space on the slide – this is what’s known as white space.

As you can see, it’s easy to follow what the slide above is trying to say. Doodling helps stimulates the brain, helps to see the big picture, improves learning, and helps to organize knowledge. The graphics used are simple enough to understand.

• Use third-party themes and templates

There’s obviously nothing wrong with using the built-in themes and templates on Keynote. But, if you want to stand out from the crowd of similar-looking presentations, then it’s best to use something else that not a lot of people are using. This is where third-party themes and templates come in.

You can download themes and templates that are made specifically for Keynote . Or you can use those that are made for PowerPoint! Surprised? Yes, PowerPoint templates do work on Keynote!

How To Use PowerPoint Templates For Your Keynote Presentations

To use PPT templates for Keynote, all you have to do is fire up Keynote, click on Open, then look for the PowerPoint file. If there are compatibility issues, Keynote will give you a list of things that may look different.

For this example, I downloaded one of our free templates, the Competitor PowerPoint Template pack. Note that you need to create a free account so you can download any of our templates.

Most PPT templates when opened in Keynote will probably have a few issues. I saw a couple of slides which needed a bit of editing. Here’s an example:

For the most part, however, the majority of slides looked great on Keynote! Here’s a screenshot of slides 5-10:

As you can see, the slides look really good. All you need to do is just edit and replace the placeholder content with your own, and you’re good to go! You can then save the file as a Keynote presentation or export it to another format.

Final Words

Apple users, rejoice! You’ve got a free and very capable presentation software on your hands. You don’t need to spend extra cash just to use PowerPoint. As you’ve learned in this article, Keynote is relatively easy to use. You’ll be able to create your first Keynote presentation in no time at all!

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Apple keynote: how to make an interactive presentation..

Although we have all heard of Powerpoint as a powerful tool for presentations, I believe that after using the Apple keynote, I have also learned that it can be used to create impressive and engaging presentations.

In this story I’m going to show you how we can create and Deliver a Killer Keynote Presentation using Keynote

Set it up correctly :

Start Keynote, then choose a Theme . Choosing an appropriate theme can save you time and effort in redefining styles, backgrounds, and image formatting.

Planning your content :

The Slide is the core component of Keynote, so it’s best to view your interactive piece as a series of small, slide-sized chunks. If you want to tell an interactive narrative, you’ll want to write it one slide at a time in words, images, video, or short animations.

Create your content :

The first page will be a title slide , so write a good welcome text ,Also use simplify charts and graphs to present your data,Always try to put points in further interactive way so that viewer can understand and grasp the slides veritably and fluently. it'll also helps to make the bystander always stick with the slide.

Short animations :

• On the slide, click to select the object you want to animate.
• In the Animate sidebar, click the Animate tab.
• Click Add an Effect, then select an animation.
• To set animation options such as the duration and direction of the animation, use the controls that appear.(Start Transition,Delay)

A Good Animation can help make a PowerPoint presentation more dynamic, and help make information more memorable. The most common types of animation effects include entrances and exits. You can also add sound to increase the intensity of your animation effects.

Presentation experts recommend using animations and sound effects sparingly. Animation can be useful in making a presentation more dynamic, and help to emphasize points, but too much animation can be distracting. Do not let animation and sound take the focus away from what you are saying.

Present it! :

Go ahead — press Play and test out your presentation. Everything should work as you’d expect, and you can press Escape to exit. Save your Presentation to iCloud, then open it on your iPad, and everything will work just the same there.

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November 16, 2023

You have some great tips. I also appreciate the paragraph about using sounds and animations sparingly. It never fails when I introduce Keynote to students, that their first presentation has sounds and animations for everything. Thank you for sharing, Keynote is one of my favorite apps.

November 22, 2023

There's nothing like a great, well-thought-out Keynote. Thanks for sharing your step-by-step guide.

November 30, 2023

Another great tips would be to use purposeful animation. If your an explaining how gravity work, using the anvil composition to have an object (or even the word GRAVITY) fall for the sky and land in a smoke dust deliver a message out the topic. And you are right to use is sparingly, use it to gain focus, to surprise you listener.

Great topic and explanation!

December 01, 2023

Hi Satyajit

Who doesn't love keynote? Thank you for the reminders on creating a presentation. You will have to share one you have created!

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Keynote User Guide for Mac

• What’s new in Keynote 14.1
• Intro to Keynote
• Intro to images, charts, and other objects
• Create a presentation
• Choose how to navigate your presentation
• Open or close a presentation
• Save and name a presentation
• Find a presentation
• Print a presentation
• Undo or redo changes
• Show or hide sidebars
• Quick navigation
• Change the working view
• Expand and zoom your workspace
• Customize the Keynote toolbar
• Change Keynote settings on Mac
• Touch Bar for Keynote
• Create a presentation using VoiceOver
• Add or delete slides
• Add and view presenter notes
• Reorder slides
• Group or ungroup slides
• Skip or unskip a slide

Change the slide size

• Change a slide background
• Add a border around a slide
• Show or hide text placeholders
• Show or hide slide numbers
• Apply a slide layout
• Add and edit slide layouts
• Change a theme
• Add an image
• Add an image gallery
• Edit an image
• Add and edit a shape
• Combine or break apart shapes
• Draw a shape
• Save a shape to the shapes library
• Add and align text inside a shape
• Add 3D objects
• Add lines and arrows
• Animate, share, or save drawings
• Add video and audio
• Record audio
• Edit video and audio
• Add live video
• Set movie and image formats
• Position and align objects
• Use alignment guides
• Place objects inside a text box or shape
• Layer, group, and lock objects
• Change object transparency
• Fill shapes and text boxes with color or an image
• Add a border to an object
• Add a caption or title
• Add a reflection or shadow
• Use object styles
• Resize, rotate, and flip objects
• Move and edit objects using the object list
• Add linked objects to make your presentation interactive
• Select text
• Copy and paste text
• Use dictation to enter text
• Use accents and special characters
• Format a presentation for another language
• Use phonetic guides
• Use bidirectional text
• Use vertical text
• Change the font or font size
• Add bold, italic, underline, or strikethrough to text
• Change the color of text
• Change text capitalization
• Add a shadow or outline to text
• Intro to paragraph styles
• Apply a paragraph style
• Create, rename, or delete paragraph styles
• Update or revert a paragraph style
• Use a keyboard shortcut to apply a style
• Adjust character spacing
• Add drop caps
• Raise and lower characters and text
• Format fractions automatically
• Create and use character styles
• Format dashes and quotation marks
• Format Chinese, Japanese, or Korean text
• Set tab stops
• Format text into columns
• Adjust line spacing
• Format lists
• Add a highlight effect to text
• Add mathematical equations
• Add borders and rules (lines) to separate text
• Add or delete a table
• Select tables, cells, rows, and columns
• Add or remove rows and columns
• Move rows and columns
• Resize rows and columns
• Merge or unmerge cells
• Change the look of table text
• Show, hide, or edit a table title
• Change table gridlines and colors
• Use table styles
• Resize, move, or lock a table
• Add and edit cell content
• Format dates, currency, and more
• Create a custom cell format
• Highlight cells conditionally
• Format tables for bidirectional text
• Alphabetize or sort table data
• Calculate values using data in table cells
• Use the Formulas and Functions Help
• Add or delete a chart
• Change a chart from one type to another
• Modify chart data
• Move, resize, and rotate a chart
• Change the look of data series
• Add a legend, gridlines, and other markings
• Change the look of chart text and labels
• Add a chart border and background
• Use chart styles
• Animate objects onto and off a slide
• Animate objects on a slide
• Change build order and timing
• Add transitions
• Present on your Mac
• Present on a separate display
• Present on a Mac over the internet
• Use a remote
• Make a presentation advance automatically
• Require a password to exit a presentation
• Play a slideshow with multiple presenters
• Rehearse on your Mac
• Record presentations
• Check spelling
• Look up words
• Find and replace text
• Replace text automatically
• Set author name and comment color
• Highlight text
• Add and print comments
• Send a presentation
• Intro to collaboration
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• Collaborate on a shared presentation
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• Change a shared presentation’s settings
• Stop sharing a presentation
• Shared folders and collaboration
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• Create an animated GIF
• Post your presentation in a blog
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• Export to PowerPoint or another file format
• Reduce the presentation file size
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• Restore an earlier version of a presentation
• Move a presentation
• Delete a presentation
• Password-protect a presentation
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• Create and manage custom themes
• Transfer files with AirDrop
• Transfer presentations with Handoff
• Transfer presentations with the Finder
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How to Create a Photo Slideshow in Keynote for Mac

Last week, The Rocket Yard showed you how to use Apple’s Numbers spreadsheet app for iOS and iPadOS to capture info with forms . This week, we’ll show you how to use the free Keynote app for Mac to create a fancy photo slideshow.

Why Not Just Use the Photos App?

You’re probably asking yourself, “Wait, why not just use the Photos app to create a slideshow?” There are some good reasons to use Keynote for your slideshows instead of Photos:

• You can quickly import a lot of photos to make individual slides
• Each photo slide can be edited for scale and adjusted for color
• More text annotations, slide transitions, and effects are available in Keynote than in Photos
• You have a choice of music and voice narrations that can be added to the slideshow
• You can export your slideshow as a video for sharing

Let’s get started by creating a quick slideshow.

Create A New Document

First, we need to create a new Keynote document. On the Mac, launch Keynote and select a template from the choices available. You’ll also have a choice of aspect ratio — the ratio of image width to height. Back in the days of photo film, just about every photo had either a 1:1 (square) or 4:3 aspect ratio. Digital cameras have changed that, and our Keynote slide templates come in either 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratios.

If you plan on using AirPlay to show your slides on a standard flat-screen TV, then the 16:9 aspect ratio is probably your best bet. You can also select any one of the templates, but I found the Photo Essay template to be one of the best for slideshows.

Before we start playing with our images, let’s import them into Keynote.

Import Images

In order to get the best possible resolution for your photos, it’s a good idea to export them from the Photos app into a folder on your Mac.

In the Finder, create a New Folder by either right-clicking and selecting New Folder, or by using File > New Folder in the menu bar. As an example, I made a new folder on my Mac desktop named “Slideshow”.

Next, I launched the Photos app. Since I like taking pictures of flowers, I decided to search for flowers, then find my best photos to export to the folder. Going through the pictures, I just used a Command (⌘) – click to select multiple images.

Once I picked the photos, I selected File > Export > Export Unmodified Original to move the images to my folder. Once the export was completed, I quit Photos so I could better focus on my Keynote slideshow.

Your Keynote “deck” currently has just one slide — a title slide. Make sure that you can see both the contents of your slide folder and Keynote, then select the photos and drag them to the left sidebar where the app usually displays thumbnails of the slides. Drop the photos, and they are imported into Keynote with one photo per slide.

You’ll probably notice that if you chose a template with text on it, the text is behind your photos. We’ll take care of that in the next step. The first slide, as seen in the screenshot above, is a placeholder title slide.

Add Text Annotations

I give a lot of photo slideshows, and I know how boring it can be to talk to multiple audiences about each slide. What we’ll do is add text annotations on some slides, then add narration later. Now you don’t have to be physically at a location to share a slideshow; instead, you can just send someone the movie version of it and they can view at their leisure.

Let’s start with the text. Our first slide is just a title slide, so I’ll add my name and the title “The Flowers of Spring”. Moving on to the second slide, I notice that the default slide “master” is a text title with bulleted items beneath it. That’s really much more than I want, so under Slide Layout on the right side of the Keynote window, I click Change Master and switch to Photo – Horizontal.

Now my image is a 4:3 photo on a 16:9 slide, so I can drag the corners of the picture out to make the photo fit the slide. If you normally take photos in a 16:9 aspect ratio, they’ll fit the slide format perfectly.

To edit the title of the slide, click the word “Title” under Appearance in the Slide Layout. That brings the Title text to the top of the image. Double-click the text to highlight it, then type your text over the placeholder. My second slide now looks something like this:

In this image, notice that the photo “spills over” the size of the slide. The “greyed out” areas won’t be visible during your slideshow.

You can now go to the rest of your slides, adding text where you wish. It’s possible to add more text — like a slide number or body text — but I always find that it’s best to minimize the words to the bare minimum to describe the photo.

Add Transitions

To give your slideshow a truly professional look, add transitions between the slides.

For the first slide, I decided to use the “Fade Through Color” transition. To add a transition, click the slide to select it, then click the Animate button in the upper right corner of the Keynote window. Click “Add an Effect” and a pop-up menu with all of the available transitions appears. Once you’ve selected one, you can change various things like the duration of the transition, when the transition begins, whether or not the transition starts with a click or automatically, and so on.

Here’s an example of what the transition looks like for our first and second slides:

It’s a good idea to click the Preview button for each transition you set up so you can make sure that it fits with the theme of your slideshow. You can always click the “Change” button and try another transition if you don’t like how it looks.

Add a Narration or Soundtrack

To make a slideshow that can be viewed without your physical presence, you’ll want to add a narration. Perhaps the annotations you made on your slides tell the story and just some nice background music will suffice.

Adding a narration is simple: you just use Keynote’s built-in recording feature to record your voice, edit the recording (if necessary), and then add it to your slide.

Click the Media button on the Keynote toolbar (it looks like a small picture), then select Record Audio from the pop-up menu. Record the narration by clicking the red Record button, and speak. When you’re done, click the button again. You now have the option to listen to the recording and edit it by trimming the beginning or end.

If you’d rather add a music soundtrack, click the Media button and select Music. This opens your Music library, at which time you can select a song or songs to accompany your slideshow. For slideshows that are going to be for you or your family, it’s fine to use any song in the library. However, if your slideshow is for public viewing, you’ll need to be cognizant of music copyrights.

There are a number of websites that provide royalty-free music that can be used in videos and slideshows(with proper attribution), such as SoundImage and BenSound . Download the MP3 files you want to use, and remember where you have stored them.

Chances are good that you’ll want the music to play in the background during the entire slideshow rather than just on one slide. To do this, click the Document button at the far right of the toolbar, then click Audio. To add your soundtrack, drag the file to the Soundtrack box in the right sidebar (where it says “Add Audio Files”), and drop it.

See “Record Slideshow” and the “Record…” button in the screenshot above? If you’d like to record a narration for the complete slideshow, here’s where you do it. The narration is layered with the soundtrack so it and the music are heard at the same time.

Make a Self-Playing Slideshow

Remember, if you send the slideshow to another person they may not necessarily know how to get it running. That’s why it’s a good idea to make the slideshow self-playing.

To do this, click the Document tab under the Document toolbar button. Here you can set an automatic delay in transitions and builds, although it’s a much better idea to do this before recording your slideshow narration so everything is synchronized.

There are checkmarks for “Automatically Play Upon Open”, “Loop Slideshow” (which is good if your slideshow will be shown repeatedly on a kiosk), and “Restart show if idle for xx minutes”. These settings are useful if you wish to send a Keynote file to someone with the app and have it play automatically, but for even easier sharing, exporting the slideshow as a movie is preferable.

Export the Slideshow as a Movie

The ultimate in sharing your slideshow comes when you send a movie file that can just be opened and viewed. Let’s export the slideshow.

Select File > Export to > Movie from the menu bar. If you’ve already set up the slideshow as self-playing and have created a recording, then all you need to do is select a video resolution (1080p/HD or 720p/SD), select “Slideshow Recording”, and export the movie.

Haven’t created a recording? Select “Self Playing” instead, choose how long you want to see each slide, and then export the movie. Note that if your soundtrack is longer than the play time for your movie, it will end abruptly! It’s always a good idea to extend the time each slide is viewed so that the visual feast and soundtrack end simultaneously.

Here’s the sample video I’ve been creating for this article. Regardless of how the weather is where you live, or how you’re feeling cooped up in your home, be sure to take time to smell the roses!

The movie can be emailed, sent to another device through AirDrop, viewed on your Apple TV, or even uploaded to YouTube or Vimeo for sharing. Don’t forget, you can share a file or a full folder of videos using iCloud .

Not only is Keynote a great way for you to create presentations for work, but it’s also the best way to create photo slideshows — for free! If you have some spare time on your hands or want to keep the kids busy between online classes, making a Keynote photo slideshow of a treasured family get-together or vacation is fun and easy.

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Thanks! You really saved me. The Photos slideshow and memories were not doing what I wanted them to do. With your help, Keynote came to my rescue.

I have found this very helpful for preparing a self-playing family album. Thanks many times over. Hope to add zooming and panning When I do a travel slideshow. Hope I can find as lucid instructions as yours for that Thanks again Fred

Thanks this is great. Hadn’t thought about using Keynote for a slideshow before, but clearly it is great.

Great idea! Can one adjust the slide if a greyed out area needs to be included? Can one add both narration, then music track?

Thanks for a great tip!

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rotate a single slide in a keynote presentation

Is it possible to rotate a single slide in a keynote presentation?

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Posted on Mar 2, 2021 2:55 PM

No, but it really doesn't make much sense to do in the context of a presentation.

Can you be more specific about your goal?

If you're presenting on screen, then rotating a single slide doesn't make sense unless your monitor/display is also going to rotate, too.

Conceptually you could achieve the same result by scaling the image/text on the slide to fit on screen - that's the same thing that would happen if Keynote tried to display a portrait slide on a landscape display.

Alternatively, as long as your presentation doesn't have animated content, export your slides to PDF, where you can rotate an individual page.

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Mar 2, 2021 2:55 PM in response to gino192

Mar 3, 2021 6:35 AM in response to Camelot

That answered my question perfectly. I'm making a technical procedure with lots of diagrams but also a few pages with text. My plan was never to use it as a presentation but to convert it to pdf eventually.

Thanks for the reply!