Keynote is a

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application developed as a part of the

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productivity suite by

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Version 10 of Keynote for Mac, the latest major update, was released in March 2020. On January 27, 2010, Apple announced a new version of Keynote for

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with an all-new touch interface. It is now also available for the iPhone to download from the

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History

Keynote began as a computer program for Apple CEO Steve Jobs to use in creating the presentations for

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and other Apple keynote events. Prior to using Keynote, Jobs had used Concurrence, from

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, a similar product which ran on the

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and

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platforms. The program was first sold publicly as Keynote 1.0 in 2003, competing against existing presentation software, most notably Microsoft PowerPoint. In 2005, Apple began selling Keynote 2.0 in conjunction with

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, a new word processing and page layout application, in a software package called iWork. At the

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2006, Apple released iWork '06 with updated versions of Keynote 3.0 and Pages 2.0. In addition to official HD compatibility, Keynote 3 added new features, including group scaling, 3D charts, multi-column text boxes, auto bullets in any text field, image adjustments, and free-form masking tools. In addition, Keynote features three-dimensional transitions, such as a rotating cube or a simple flip of the slide. In the fall of 2007, Apple released Keynote 4.0 in iWork '08, along with Pages 3.0 and the new

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spreadsheet application. On October 23, 2013, Apple redesigned Keynote with version 6.0, and made it free for anyone with a new

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device or a recently purchased Mac.

Features

* Themes that allow the user to keep consistency in colors and fonts throughout the presentation, including charts, graphs, and tables. * OpenGL-powered 3D slide transitions and builds that resemble rolling cubes or flipping pages, or dissolving transitions that fade one slide into the next. * Dual monitor support: the presenter can show the presentation on a screen and still see the desktop or notes from his laptop or presenter screen. * Exports to: PDF, QuickTime, JPEG,

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, PNG,

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(with JPEG images) and

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. Keynote also uses .key (presentation files) and .kth (theme files) bundles based on

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. * Supports all QuickTime video formats (including MPEG-2 and DV) in slideshows. * Version 3 brings export to IDVD with clickability. * Compatibility with

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and the Keynote remote application for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch.

Keynote Remote

Keynote Remote was an

application that controlled Keynote presentations from an iPhone, iPod Touch or

over a Wi-Fi network or Bluetooth connection and was released through the App Store. With the release of Keynote for iOS, the app was integrated into the new Keynote application and the stand-alone app was withdrawn.

Version history

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