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1 Convert for PowerPoint. To make your keynote accessible to people using Microsoft PowerPoint, hit File>Export To and choose PowerPoint. Click Next, choose your output destination and click Export. 2 Make notes for rehearsal. If you want a hard copy to practice with, choose PDF instead.
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Microsoft's PowerPoint for Mac lets you design and print handouts of your presentations. A handout can include between two and nine slides per page. You may display your presentation's notes if you format the handout to show three slides on a page. The various formatting options let you change the handout's orientation, hide or show page elements, as well as adjust the header and footer. If you don't want to show the slides on the handout, PowerPoint has a formatting option that prints an outline of the text on each slide.
1.Launch PowerPoint and open your presentation. Click 'View.' Highlight 'Master' and click 'Handout Master.' This opens an interface that lets you change various elements displayed on a handout.
2.Click 'Orientation' in the Page Setup group in the Ribbon. Select 'Portrait' to format the handout vertically or 'Landscape' to format it horizontally.
3.Select the box next to each item you want to include in the Page Elements section. Options include adding a header, footer, date and page number to the handout. Clear the box next to any selected options you don't want to use.
4.Select an option for the number of slides per page in the Slide Per Page group in the Ribbon. You can place two, three, four, six or nine slides on one page. If you want PowerPoint to show notes along with the slides, use three slides per page. Alternatively, click 'Outline' if you want to print a text-only outline of the content on your slides.
5.Click 'Close' in the Master View group after finishing your handout. Click the 'File' menu and select 'Print' when you're ready to print the handout. Click the 'Print What' drop-down list and select the option that describes the number of slides to appear on each page. Click 'Print' to print the handout.
Tips
- You can adjust the size of the header and footer by clicking its area on the handout and dragging the resizing handles that appear.
- If you want to manually add text to the header or footer, click the location where you want to place the text. Type the text and click any area outside of the header or footer to save your work.
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Apple's Keynote, part of the iWork suite of business and productivity applications, creates presentations equivalent to those you prepare in Microsoft PowerPoint, with individual slides featuring text and graphics. If you're a Mac-based business transitioning from PowerPoint to Keynote or you collaborate with PowerPoint users, Keynote's flexible file-compatibility options help you move your presentation files from one application to the other. The transition from PowerPoint to Keynote starts and ends within Keynote itself.
1.Launch Keynote. Open the File menu, choose 'Open' and navigate to the location of your PowerPoint document.
2.Click on the 'Open' button to allow Keynote to translate your PPT or PPTX file into Keynote format. When the translation finishes, the file opens in Keynote. If any features of the original document failed to translate correctly, Keynote presents a warning to alert you to conversion problems. Click on the 'Review' button to examine the error details or the 'Don't Review' button to proceed directly to the document.
3.Edit your presentation, looking for any PowerPoint features that don't present the appearance you want. Dress up your slides with Keynote's textures and transitions.
4.Open the File menu and choose 'Save As.' Turn off the 'Hide Extension' check box at the bottom of the Save As window so you can see the KEY file extension as you save your document in Keynote format.
5.Navigate to where you want to save your file, if you want to save it in a different location than your original PowerPoint document. Rename your file to distinguish it further from its PowerPoint origins. Click on the 'Save' button to complete the process.
Tips
- Save a copy of your PowerPoint presentation in PDF format so you can confirm or compare its original appearance with your new Keynote version.
- Check your typeface usage for any font styles that didn't translate properly, especially if your PowerPoint file originated on someone else's Mac with different font files.
Warning
- PowerPoint files that originate under the Windows version of the program usually use slide sizes based on screen resolutions that aren't common on the Mac. Check translated presentations for document dimensions.
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