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Apple wrote a special version of Keynote for the iPad. Some of our members considered this a big [[how to justify buying an iPad|reason for buying an iPad]]. | Apple wrote a special version of Keynote for the iPad. Some of our members considered this a big [[how to justify buying an iPad|reason for buying an iPad]]. | ||
The iPad is not only useful for composing a presentation when you are away from your computer. You can also hook up the iPad to a projector and present your slides and videos directly from Keynote on the iPad. | The iPad is not only useful for composing a presentation when you are away from your computer. You can also hook up the iPad to a projector and present your slides and videos directly from Keynote on the iPad. Depending on the orientation you select on your iPad, you see either the current slide and next slide, or the current slide with presenter notes. | ||
The version of Keynote on the iPad is surprisingly functional. However, it has limited fonts, so be careful which fonts you select on your computer if you are going to transfer a keynote to your iPad. | The version of Keynote on the iPad is surprisingly functional. However, it has limited fonts, so be careful which fonts you select on your computer if you are going to transfer a keynote to your iPad. | ||
Revision as of 09:35, 30 January 2012
Keynote is Apple's software for making presentations. Many of our members use it for church meetings.
Keynote on iPad
Apple wrote a special version of Keynote for the iPad. Some of our members considered this a big reason for buying an iPad.
The iPad is not only useful for composing a presentation when you are away from your computer. You can also hook up the iPad to a projector and present your slides and videos directly from Keynote on the iPad. Depending on the orientation you select on your iPad, you see either the current slide and next slide, or the current slide with presenter notes.
The version of Keynote on the iPad is surprisingly functional. However, it has limited fonts, so be careful which fonts you select on your computer if you are going to transfer a keynote to your iPad.
It is easy to sync files between Mac and iOS devices via iTunes. Go to the device shown in the iTunes pane, click Apps at the top, scroll down to the list of apps that can sync files via iTunes, select Pages/Keynote/Numbers, click the "Add to" button, search the Mac for the desired files, select, click "open" and voila! The file is synced to the device. No need to go through the whole syncing process.
Custom themes
To save a customized theme:
- In the View menu, choose "Show Master Slides."
- Select one of them to edit.
- Then go to the Inspector, and choose the second tab from the left, "Slide Inspector." It will be showing "Transition"; switch to "Appearance."
- At the bottom, you will see "Background."
- In the White theme, it is set to "Color fill." Select "Image Fill," then hit the "Choose" button to select the image you want.
- Now when you save the theme, that one Master Slide will be changed to the background image you chose. You would need to do the same for all of the master slides.
Email list for Keynote
There is a Yahoo group devoted to Keynote. The moderator is a Christian and lots of Christians and church users (and some CATUG members) are on that list. It is not a Christian list per se but it has some very knowledgeable participants. Questions are welcome, but as it's a Yahoo group you can also search previous answers online.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/applekeynote/
Of course feel free to ask questions on the Mac Ministry List too.
Credits
First shared on the Mac Ministry List in 2011. David Larson warned about font support. Barry Wiseman shared how he syncs files between his laptop and iOS toys. Timothy Archer suggested the above steps for custom themes. Brian Braunschweiger recommended the Yahoo group.