Chapter 4

Presenting Keynote

In This Chapter

arrow Considering important issues before you create a presentation

arrow Working with Keynote

arrow Animating a presentation with transitions and builds

arrow Preparing to present

arrow Playing a presentation

Keynote, the first component created for iWork, was originally written for Steve Jobs to use in presentations at conferences and trade shows, including Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference and IDG Worldwide’s Macworld conferences. After these “trials by fire,” Keynote was joined by Pages to become the first two components of iWork.

Presentation software is a different type of product in comparison to the other two iWork applications. It typically consists of content presented by a speaker (whether in person or in absentia) to an audience.

With Keynote you have a few presentation possibilities. Small-group or one-on-one presentations using iPads are made possible because you can easily present short but impressive presentations almost anywhere. In addition, ...

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