Using Keynotefor Beginners by Renata Relyea

Easily Change Slide Design• Just click on

“Masters” on the above toolbar to select what type of slide you want

• To add photos, just click and drag photo from desktop

You can add text boxes to your photos by clicking on Text Box

Adding Slides

• To add a new slide, you just simply click on the “new” button on the toolbar.

Adding Shapes

• Click on the green shapes box to add shapes to your presentation

• Change the color of your shapes by clicking on “fill”

Square Circle

Right Triangle

Adding Sound

• To add sound, you can click on media

• Click and drag the sound file from i-tunes to your slide

Image Capture• To capture an image for

your desktop, simply press Shift, Apple (command) 4 at the same time.

• Click and drag to capture the image

• Once you release the mouse, it will instantly capture the image and put it on your desktop. From there, click and drag to anywhere on the slide

Special Effects

• Moving objects

1. On a slide, select the object you want to make move on or off the slide. Shift-click to select multiple objects. 2. Click Inspector in the toolbar, and then click the Build Inspector button.3. To make the object move onto the slide, click Build In. To make the object leave the slide, click Build Out.

You can add Tables

You can add Jeopardy-

Like questions for your lessons!

You can change the fill color of the cells!

You can do sight words!

You can teach

vocabularywords!

You can adjust the number

of columns!

You can change

the color of the

borders!

All can be accomplished with the table menu that pops up

when you add the tables!

Slide Transitions• You can add

effects to you slides as well

• Click on Inspector and then on slide inspector

• Then select the effect

Adding Charts

• Click on “Charts” to add a bar or a pie chart to your slide

• Take surveys in your class and create a chart!

• You can add links to a web page by blocking your text

• Click on Insert, then text hyperlink, then webpage

• Click here for a to link to a math page!

Add Links to Web Pages

Great for Jeopardy!

• Use the slides for review of concepts

• Use the slides for review of vocabulary words - Jeopardy style

• Have students create slides for their research

Watching Your Creation

• When finished with your slides, click on “play” to view your slide show

• Click on escape key to return to editing mode if you want to make any changes

Why Use?• Create fun and

interesting lessons

• Excellent for visual learners

• Student can create presentations as culminating activity

• Slides so easy to use and adjust, you can use these year after year and make changes as necessary

Thank you! Now you try!