Take Control of Keynote

Introduction

Among people who create presentations frequently, Microsoft’s PowerPoint has long been so dominant that the name has become a generic term—I often hear people say things like “she showed a PowerPoint” rather than “she showed a presentation” or “she showed a slide deck.” But with all due respect to PowerPoint, which is in fact a fine app, Keynote is what the cool kids use these days.

Keynote, like PowerPoint, is a tool for creating sequences of visual elements, typically used as supporting material for live presentations such as speeches, training programs, comedy routines, and sermons. But because the format is so flexible, it’s often used for other things too—everything from self-playing presentations that run on museum kiosks ...