Keynote '08: Can I edit narration?

The Keynote help seems to indicate that a narration can only be added or deleted, not edited. I didn't think this would be a problem, then actually tried to narrate without errors through a bunch of slides... it takes some practice.
Anyway, if I was going to narrate say 20-30 slides, it seems like there really needs to be some way to edit the narration rather than simply deleting the entire thing if you make an error at some point. If you narrate each slide and don't talk over transitions, I would think editing the narration *by slide* would be effective?
I'm a newbie with narration, so if anyone has conquered this problem please let me know. The other thing I was hoping I could do was get a clock with the total number of seconds on each slide, not just the total time on the entire narration. This would help me keep track of how long I'm on each slide without trying to calculate based on the total time.
Thanks for the suggestions!

If you create a separate, individual audio file (narration track) for each slide (or graphic) you can import it into the slide and then use the Build / Start Audio function to have it play when the slide (or graphic) appears, either automatically or on a click. Recording shorter narration tracks is much easier than trying to do a full slideshow narration without errors.
To do this, of course, you need off-line audio recording/editing software, such as Garage Band which is part of the Mac OS. Once they are recorded, you can export them into iTunes and then bring them into Keynote via the Media Inspector.
A major advantage of creating an individual audio file for each narration track is that you can easily rearrange or update the slideshow without having to re-record the entire soundtrack.
Good Luck.

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