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Saving Keynote as show only

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zacharoo

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Hello,

I recently installed Keynote and I'm blown away by its simplicity and I'm excited to create presentations using this software.

In PowerPoint there is a way to save the presentation as 'PowerPoint Show' in which when clicked, opens the slideshow immediately.

Is there a way to save in this manner in Keynote? I read the Keynote User Guide and browse multiple forums but there seem to be no answer except exporting it as Quicktime, which isn't my first choice. Somehow viewing in Quicktime reduces the frame rate and makes the presentation stutter.

Any light on this matter would be highly appreciated.

Thank you.
 
zacharoo said:
Hello,

I recently installed Keynote and I'm blown away by its simplicity and I'm excited to create presentations using this software.

In PowerPoint there is a way to save the presentation as 'PowerPoint Show' in which when clicked, opens the slideshow immediately.

Is there a way to save in this manner in Keynote? I read the Keynote User Guide and browse multiple forums but there seem to be no answer except exporting it as Quicktime, which isn't my first choice. Somehow viewing in Quicktime reduces the frame rate and makes the presentation stutter.

Any light on this matter would be highly appreciated.

Thank you.
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Change the quality settings for when you export. That will stop the dropped frames. Obviously the higher the FPS the smoother the animations, however it will take longer to export.

You can also tell it to open in full screen and start automatically so no one will even know its done in QT as it will be a standalone projector.

I have only dabbled in Keynote once (I have no real use for it) so I can't really help you any more.
 
If your only objective is playing the Keynote presentation automatically, then this option can be set in the Document Inspector. Click on the left-most icon in the Inspector, then on the Document tab. It's the first check box in the list.
 
IJ Reilly said:
If your only objective is playing the Keynote presentation automatically, then this option can be set in the Document Inspector. Click on the left-most icon in the Inspector, then on the Document tab. It's the first check box in the list.
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I could be mistaken, but I think the OP is referring to the fact that Powerpoint allows you to save a version of the presentation to share with others, so when they open the file, it only shows the presentation but doesn't allow them to edit it. Changing settings on the Document Inspector would have no effect on other people's computers that the file is shared with.
 
ggjstudios said:
I could be mistaken, but I think the OP is referring to the fact that Powerpoint allows you to save a version of the presentation to share with others, so when they open the file, it only shows the presentation but doesn't allow them to edit it. Changing settings on the Document Inspector would have no effect on other people's computers that the file is shared with.
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This is what I was touching on in my post. You need to save it as a 'projector' or 'application' or something.
 
If that's what he wants, yes -- but it's not clear that he wanted a runtime presentation. Perhaps the OP could clarify the question.
 
IJ Reilly said:
If that's what he wants, yes -- but it's not clear that he wanted a runtime presentation. Perhaps the OP could clarify the question.
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That's what a 'PowerPoint Show' that the OP mentioned is.... a presentation version.
 
IJ Reilly said:
If that's what he wants, yes -- but it's not clear that he wanted a runtime presentation. Perhaps the OP could clarify the question.
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Thank you for all the helpful replies.

I intend to email my work as a show-only file (similar to .pps) to my co-workers and clients who are using Windows and PowerPoint application. So there are two questions:

1. Is there a way to save a similar file like .pps using Keynote (besides saving it as a hi-res Quicktime file)?

2. If yes, will Windows based OS with PowerPoint installed recognize and will it able to view it?

I'm sorry if my original post wasn't clear. I hope this clarifies.
 
If you export as PowerPoint and then rename the file with a .pps extension, it will behave exactly the same way if you open it in PowerPoint. If it's on a machine that has Keynote and opens in Keynote automatically, it will not instantly play. So, if you want to take it to a PC or a Mac with Office, then just export as PowerPoint and add the .pps extension. On a Mac with iWork and not Office, Quicktime's your best option for achieving that result.

jW
 
Interesting -- I didn't know that was possible. Of course an important caveat is that a Keynote presentation exported to PowerPoint is not the same presentation. Many of the effects and transitions will be lost.

Another option to be considered, if sending static slides is the main goal, is printing to a PDF file.
 
Mal said:
If you export as PowerPoint and then rename the file with a .pps extension, it will behave exactly the same way if you open it in PowerPoint. If it's on a machine that has Keynote and opens in Keynote automatically, it will not instantly play. So, if you want to take it to a PC or a Mac with Office, then just export as PowerPoint and add the .pps extension. On a Mac with iWork and not Office, Quicktime's your best option for achieving that result.

jW
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Awesome. Thanks for the help. :)
 
zacharoo said:
Hello,

I recently installed Keynote and I'm blown away by its simplicity and I'm excited to create presentations using this software.

In PowerPoint there is a way to save the presentation as 'PowerPoint Show' in which when clicked, opens the slideshow immediately.

Is there a way to save in this manner in Keynote? I read the Keynote User Guide and browse multiple forums but there seem to be no answer except exporting it as Quicktime, which isn't my first choice. Somehow viewing in Quicktime reduces the frame rate and makes the presentation stutter.

Any light on this matter would be highly appreciated.

Thank you.
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  • Please try, may be many steps but it’s very useful for me (I used MacBook Pro 16”)
    1. Export your Keynote presentation to PDF file.
    2. Convert the PDF file to image (I use app “PDF to Image Converter Expert” free). It converts PDF file to multiple images in single folder.
    3. Open folder and select all images in folder.
    4. Open it with “Preview” by right clicking and select “Open With” -> “Preview”.
    5. In the navigation pane, select all images.
    6. In the taskbar, select “Tools” and “Adjust Size”
    7. In the “Fit into:” select pixel you want. (Try until you found size you want) -> OK and save it all, system may ask you again to confirm saving files.
    8. Open new blanked file of Keynote.
    9. Select all images in the folder again, drag and drop it into the navigation pane of Keynote. Each image become each slide of the presentation.
    10. Try to adjust size in 6th step until you find the proper size.
    11. Now you have the presentation that non-editable.




Hope these may be helpful
 

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