Comments on: Keynote, and What It Can Do for You. Part 2. http://smokingapples.com/software/tutorials/iwork-keynote-tutorial-part-two/ Sun, 25 Mar 2012 05:12:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: john http://smokingapples.com/software/tutorials/iwork-keynote-tutorial-part-two/#comment-13262 john Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:09:56 +0000 http://smokingapples.com/?p=1362#comment-13262 You have a wonderful talent. An excellent teacher. Your have really helped me grasp Keynote quickly and I am very appreciative. God bless. John You have a wonderful talent. An excellent teacher. Your have really helped me
grasp Keynote quickly and I am very appreciative. God bless. John

]]> By: Lorna http://smokingapples.com/software/tutorials/iwork-keynote-tutorial-part-two/#comment-10641 Lorna Tue, 23 Mar 2010 06:04:01 +0000 http://smokingapples.com/?p=1362#comment-10641 Mon, Mar 22, 2010 11:00 PM PST Miland, you have done a fine job here and I appreciate you very much. You have made Keynote easier to understand. There are a few spots where I lost what you were saying (the red line and the “bunch of objects” part, but I think that if I go over it again, I will understand. While reading your tutorial I had my own Keynote page open and was making my own presentation. I got lost at the “Actions” part. You were very wise to allow us to download what the presentation should look like as you described. I enjoyed it. :-) Thank you! -Lorna Mon, Mar 22, 2010 11:00 PM PST
Miland, you have done a fine job here and I appreciate you very much. You have made Keynote easier to understand. There are a few spots where I lost what you were saying (the red line and the “bunch of objects” part, but I think that if I go over it again, I will understand.

While reading your tutorial I had my own Keynote page open and was making my own presentation. I got lost at the “Actions” part.

You were very wise to allow us to download what the presentation should look like as you described. I enjoyed it. :-)

Thank you!
-Lorna

]]> By: Darryl Toney http://smokingapples.com/software/tutorials/iwork-keynote-tutorial-part-two/#comment-5061 Darryl Toney Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:05:21 +0000 http://smokingapples.com/?p=1362#comment-5061 I love using Keynote also. But the one major feature missing is the ability to use buttons to control actions. Using buttons to link to other slides, you can make interactive slide presentations like Jeopardy games. Using buttons to control actions like builds and fades, you can make objects appear on the screen like an application. I hope apple decides to add this functionality. I love using Keynote also. But the one major feature missing is the ability to use buttons to control actions. Using buttons to link to other slides, you can make interactive slide presentations like Jeopardy games. Using buttons to control actions like builds and fades, you can make objects appear on the screen like an application. I hope apple decides to add this functionality.

]]> By: bedouie http://smokingapples.com/software/tutorials/iwork-keynote-tutorial-part-two/#comment-4307 bedouie Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:40:39 +0000 http://smokingapples.com/?p=1362#comment-4307 Hi, fantastic tutorial, Being a pathetic PC person (M$ certified) and moving to Apple is like moving from a brick dunny in the desert to a mansion by the sea. Never realised how MS$ make everything so complicated with so may 'parts' that have to work together to something as 'complete as Apple', however, I am trying to download your presentation and a web page pops up saying i can't. ?? Anyways, thanks for tutorial. Hi, fantastic tutorial,

Being a pathetic PC person (M$ certified) and moving to Apple is like moving from a brick dunny in the desert to a mansion by the sea. Never realised how MS$ make everything so complicated with so may ‘parts’ that have to work together to something as ‘complete as Apple’, however, I am trying to download your presentation and a web page pops up saying i can’t. ??

Anyways, thanks for tutorial.

]]> By: Carlo Mazzini http://smokingapples.com/software/tutorials/iwork-keynote-tutorial-part-two/#comment-3619 Carlo Mazzini Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:59:57 +0000 http://smokingapples.com/?p=1362#comment-3619 I'm the one who wrote the Yugo comparison a while ago, LOL. I'm surprised to have found it here, and I'm glad you used it. By the way, my opinion stand: Compared to Keynote, Power Point is like driving a bike without a seat. I’m the one who wrote the Yugo comparison a while ago, LOL. I’m surprised to have found it here, and I’m glad you used it.

By the way, my opinion stand: Compared to Keynote, Power Point is like driving a bike without a seat.

]]> By: John http://smokingapples.com/software/tutorials/iwork-keynote-tutorial-part-two/#comment-754 John Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:38:22 +0000 http://smokingapples.com/?p=1362#comment-754 A good tip is to think about combining effects. For instance, To draw attention to one part of a an image you could use Mask With Shape to only show one part of the image. However, you could put a copy of the original image behind the first image and then change the opacity so that now it looks like the image is faded except for the one area which is highlighted. Similarly, by judicious choice of having effects take place simultaneously or in sequence you can get effects that are more interesting than single effects. My personal suggestion for presentation style is to be subtle. That is partly because of my audience. I'll use mostly dissolves to soften transitions. Even a 0.5s dissolve helps a lot. Let your information be the star attraction. Let the transitions and appearance act as guides that lead the eye towards the points you are trying to make. Instead of bullet lists try pictures with captions. you could put six bullets on a page, or you could put six related pictures or icons on a page with captions underneath. This is more readable and it is richer (if used well) than text alone. IIRC, people read headlines first, captions second and text third. A good tip is to think about combining effects. For instance, To draw attention to one part of a an image you could use Mask With Shape to only show one part of the image. However, you could put a copy of the original image behind the first image and then change the opacity so that now it looks like the image is faded except for the one area which is highlighted.

Similarly, by judicious choice of having effects take place simultaneously or in sequence you can get effects that are more interesting than single effects.

My personal suggestion for presentation style is to be subtle. That is partly because of my audience. I’ll use mostly dissolves to soften transitions. Even a 0.5s dissolve helps a lot. Let your information be the star attraction. Let the transitions and appearance act as guides that lead the eye towards the points you are trying to make.

Instead of bullet lists try pictures with captions. you could put six bullets on a page, or you could put six related pictures or icons on a page with captions underneath. This is more readable and it is richer (if used well) than text alone. IIRC, people read headlines first, captions second and text third.

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