Keynote - The Keynote Window

The Keynote Window

The Keynote window can be customized to help you work and organize your
slideshow. You can show or hide each of many of its elements.

Slide canvas
Create each slide by typing text
and adding objects and media.

Presenter notes field
Add notes about individual slides. You
can refer to these notes during your
presentation—the audience won’t see them.

Slide navigator

See a visual overview of

your slide presentation.

You can view a thumb-

nail of each slide or

a text outline.

Toolbar

Customize it to

include the tools

you use most often.

Change the size of the

slide thumbnails.

Here are ways to show or hide these elements:
A

m

toolbar at the top of the window gives you fast access to the tools you need to

create your slides.
To show or hide the toolbar, choose View > Show Toolbar or View > Hide Toolbar. See
“The Toolbar” on page 21 for more detailed information about the toolbar.
The

m

slide navigator at the left side of the window provides a visual overview of your

slideshow. You can view a thumbnail of each slide or a text outline.
To show the slide navigator, choose View > Navigator or View > Outline. To hide the
slide navigator, choose View > Slide Only. See “Changing Views” on page 17 for more
detailed information about the slide navigator.
You can write notes about individual slides in the

m

presenter notes field. You can refer to

these notes during a presentation; the audience won’t see them.

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Chapter 1

Keynote Tools and Techniques