Keynote.app
I suppose there is a, fairly small yet powerful, first legion of Keynote users out there. About 24 hours now since it was introduced. Are there first reactions already? Is it really as delicious on your mac as Jobs made it seem to be? I'm wondering especially how those special, Powerpoint-obliterating, effects hold up on older (read, pre-Quartz Extreme) Macs and laptops alike. Probably, the non-Quartz-Extremist macs outnumber the enabled ones, especially since 2002 still saw non-QE macs sold as new top-end macs (well, the iBooks at least, I'm typing on one of these).
Also, how is the compatibility in reality? If you save, for instance, one of those fancy cube-transitions into a PowerPoint file, what does Powerpoint do with that transition?
Also, how is the compatibility in reality? If you save, for instance, one of those fancy cube-transitions into a PowerPoint file, what does Powerpoint do with that transition?
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I really wish they would make a demo available.
Fish
<strong>It may not be a perfect solution, but I'm sure that Apple will let you try out the full Keynate app for as long as you want in the Apple Stores.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Good point - thanks Brad. There are no stores near me, but hopefully our campus computer store will get some, or I can try it out on my next trip to so cal.
fish
This is not bad. However, apart from the very yummy themes and transitions, the app doesn't seem to have nearly as many options as Powerpoint. I might be wrong though. Time, and hopefully a bunch of other, hardcore, presentationists will tell.
That's my first reaction. Anybody else care to join in?
There's no way Apple did worse.
BTW I like to put lots of diagrams in my PP presentations.
So, Keynote already looks better still, because the drawing tools ARE easier to use (more intuitive, less 'mind-of-their-own'). Less shapes though.
Anyhow, although I'm a heavy fan of Apple, I would be surprised to find that this 1.0 release would surpass the years of work poured into Powerpoint (especially since Apple's 1.0 releases are often public beta's in disguise).
I have no doubt that this is a PowerPoint killer in the making though.
"I bought and installed a copy of this software. Absolutely exceptional! I'm by no means an expert at creating presentations, but I just created one that totally blew everyone away. It's easy to use, has features that I can't even begin to guess at, and it *looks* absolutely incredible. This is really much better than I ever expected of presentation software from Apple (let alone a 1.0 version). Complaints? Only one: Feels sluggish at times, especially when entering in large-font text (obviously because of the anti-aliasing.)"
I will be going to an Apple store to possibly buy a copy this weekend, and if so I will post my review (I'm going to follow Brad's advice an review it at the store). I had to use PowerPoint for countless hours the past week, and I absolutely hated it . . . absolutely the worst component of Office for Mac. I hope the app is as promising as it looked.
<strong>Agreed, PP's drawing tools are lousy. Now, does Keynote *have* any? Doesn't appear to... which means you need to use another app. Bleah. iDraw, anyone? </strong><hr></blockquote>
Oh! :eek: I think that could be the only way Apple could do worse. I, may, stand corrected.
ATTC
It is very similar to the booklet mode of iPhoto. Which brings me to the question of how long it will take Apple to make the book ceation a part of Keynote, and allow more iPhoto booklet layout functions within Keynote...
I mean yes, it is nice to be able to generate the books in iPhoto. But wouldn't it be real neat to be able to generate books with similar characteristics as the Keynote displays? Already I am picturing a lot of families making slide shows in Keynote of things they would normally have done in iPhoto.
Now, if only they had a calendar generator for Keynote, like Photosoap did all those years ago... In fact, the more I think about this, the more it feels like the different photo albums Photosoap allowed you to create.
Is this just wishful thinking, or will Apple include these different themes as plugins within iPhoto?
Hmmm...
I've played with it for a little while and think, overall, its great. Much easier to understand, especially 'Themes/Master Slides. All of the interface in much more intuitive to me and the direct integration of Tables and Charts is Great. Using the MS model on the Mac for these was painful and slow to say the least.
BUT there is a major missing feature, especially for the education/training uses - Actions. I can't find a way to create a button and assign an action to it. If I've missed this please tell me how to do it.
How are other people finding this as a PP replacement?
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<strong>It is very similar to the booklet mode of iPhoto. Which brings me to the question of how long it will take Apple to make the book ceation a part of Keynote, and allow more iPhoto booklet layout functions within Keynote...</strong><hr></blockquote>
this is a great idea, imagine giving a business presentation with a book of the presentation for each one of the audience members (no more then 10 or 12)
not only do you make a better presentation, but everyone who got to keep the book would know it was from apple...........
But I read somewhere that you can make your own themes for Keynote...
I only hope they have streamlined that function for iPhoto as well...
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BUT there is a major missing feature, especially for the education/training uses - Actions. I can't find a way to create a button and assign an action to it. If I've missed this please tell me how to do it.
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Sounds like a job for AppleScript.
Hey, how long before Keynote exports to iDVD?
Other than that, pretty decent. I'd like to see how it looks by Version 2.0, however.
(runs and ducks out of the way)