Keynote is Apple’s powerful answer to PowerPoint. A gorgeous look, straight-forward design, and a variety of ways to show your presentation makes Keynote a versatile tool. Whether giving your presentation to a large audience or uploading it to the web, Keynote lets you get your message across. Keynote can be simple enough to let you breeze through creating a presentation, or powerful enough to amaze friends, family and co-workers with sharp, modern, and detailed design. This course takes you through the complete basics of Keynote, including making a presentation, creating themes, customizing animations, importing media, sharing your work, and more!
Includes Downloadable Class Files (works on Mac)
ISBN: 978-1-934624-54-8
Section 1
Setting Up For Class: Do This Exercise First!
- Setting Up Class Files
Master Slides
- Choosing Themes
- The Keynote Workspace
- Setting Backgrounds
- Adding Images and Shapes
- Resizing Images, Shapes, and Text Boxes
Master Slides: Part Two
- Setting Theme Colors
- Formatting Text & Bullets
- Duplicating Master Slides
- Adding Text Shadow
Formatting Text
- Moving Content Between Presentations
- Using Master Slides
- Using Find & Replace to Fix Spelling Errors
Creating Custom Slide Layouts
- Quote Layout
- 3-Column Layout
- Aligning Objects
- Formatting Lines
Working with Images
- Inserting Images
- Using a Mask to Crop Images
- Working with Object Placeholder
- Working with Media Placeholders
Section 2
Working with Shapes
- Adding Guides
- Creating a Default Shape
- Working with Squares, Lines and Circles
- Grouping Shapes
- Using Guides to Position Objects
- Using Highlights to Indicate Upcoming Sections
Applying Gradients
- Creating an Advanced Gradient
- Creating and Aligning Grouped Shapes
Tables
- Selecting Table Cells
- Adding Rows and Columns
- Adding Color to Table Rows
- Styling the Cell Borders
Maps with Placemarks
- Adjusting Images within Keynote
- Creating and Positioning Placemarks
- Flipping Objects
3D Line Charts
- Resizing a 3D Chart
- Formatting Charts
- Chart Inspector: The Axis Tab
- Chart Inspector: The Series Tab
3D Pie Charts
- Inputting Data in the Chart Data Editor
- Changing the Colors in a Pie Chart
- Styling and Positioning a 3D Pie Chart
- Creating a Custom Legend
Bar Chart
- Converting an Existing Chart
- Adding Value Labels to Clarify Data
Bonus Exercises
Animations and Transitions: Award Show
- Animating Shapes
- Transitions
More Award Show Slides
- Animating Text
- Magic Move
Organizing a Presentation with Sections
- Creating Sections
Advanced Transitions and Animations
- Animating Tables
- Animating 3D Objects
- Animating Masked Photos
- Adding Slide Transitions
Exporting
- Export As Quicktime
- Export As PDF
- Export As Images
- Export As HTML
Extras: Notes, Videos, Audio & More
- Notes
- Comments
- Videos
- Hyperlinks
- Audio
Animation Effects Gone Wild: Part One
- More Master Slides
- More Shapes and Images
Animation Effects Gone Wild: Part Two
- Creating Builds
- Animations & Transitions
- Smart Builds
Examples of What You Learn
Why Our Books Are Unique
Our books are packed with step-by-step exercises that walk you through projects. You’ll learn by doing exercises, not reading long explanations. The goal is to give you hands-on practice with the program, getting you started quickly with the things that are most important for real life work.
