Keynote conversion to Powerpoint

How do I convert a Keynote presentation to Powerpoint including the music files used from ITunes?

Have you checked Microsoft's website to ensure that you're supplying the right file format?
Also, if there is a requirement that Windows users of PowerPoint open files with no problems, then you're doing yourself a disservice by not buying PowerPoint. Keynote is an excellent tool and when giving a presentation it still beats PowerPoint handily. However, Keynote isn't and will likely never be a replacement for PowerPoint.
There are other free tools that DO aspire to be carbon copy clones of PowerPoint, though, you may want to check those out.
http://porting.openoffice.org/mac/
http://www.neooffice.org/neojava/en/index.php

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  • Keynote conversion:  Powerpoint found a problem with content....

    Hi all,
    MS office is killing me and I'd appreciate any pointers and comments
    Here's the situation:
    1. Keynote file (multi-revised over the years) exported to powerpoint file XYZ in New-MBP
    2. New-MBP opens XYZ and gets "found a problem with content in..."
    3. Click on "repair", open up XYZ, and get bunch of blank pages
    4. Same XYZ file copied to Old-MBP(freshly installed, now my home media server, not many apps installed).
    5. Same version of Office 2011 installed in Old-MBP, opened the file just fine!
    (so the problem is not NewMBP Keynote)
    6. Created a test account in New-MBP
    7. Attempted to open XYZ with Powerpoint
    8. Same "found a problem with content in..."
    9. Click on "repair", open up XYZ, and get bunch of blank pages
    (so the problem is not user/privileges, but the NewMBP system-wide issue?)
    10. In New MBP, created a brand new Keynote file, did some light work
    11. Exported new keynote file to powerpoint file RRR
    12. In New-MBP, RRR opened under Powerpoint 2011 just fine!
    (so the problem might be the original multi-modified Keynote file?)
    (But its powerpoint file XYZ opened in Old-MBP just fine!)
    I've uninstalled and reinstalled Office 2011, with SP1, still cannot open XYZ properly.
    I've copied all Office 2011 files from Old-MBP to New MBP, still cannot open XYZ properly.
    I"ve googled the problem and tried anything I could find, still cannot open XYZ properly. (deleting presenter notes... etc)
    My current conclusion: some kind of software system conflicts in the New-MBP.
    Anyone with any ideas?
    Thanks a lot in advance.
    Will

    Hi Will,
    Met the same issues and spent hours to find the problem. And guess what ? I found it :-)
    For some reason, groups are not supported by Powerpoint converted files.
    This is why every slide that contains group is not converted.
    The workaround is to ungroup all the groups in your keynote file (alt+cmd+shift+G) and you'll see your slides being converted again.
    I'm not sure where the issue is coming from. I would tend to think it should be resolve by the Apple Keynote team.
    Not sure whether it has been escalated so far.
    There might be some other small issues. One or two slides were not properly converted although they were not containing group, but this should fix most of them.
    Have fun degrouping your slides

  • I'm changing from powerpoint to Keynote.  In powerpoint you can change slides by typing in the slide number and hitting enter.  I want to do the same in keynote without the slide switcher popping up at the top.  Possible?

    I'm changing from powerpoint to Keynote.  In powerpoint you can change slides by typing in the slide number and hitting enter.  I want to do the same in keynote without the slide switcher popping up at the top.  Possible?

    Wow, I may be losing my mind, you're right.  I guess I was doing what you said out of old habits and not even realizing it.  Much appreciated.

  • Converting a Keynote document to Powerpoint file doesn't work

    I tried to convert Keynote documents to PowerPoint files that can be viewed and edited by PowerPoint users on Windows or Mac OS computers. All I got was a error. Can any one tell me how to make this work.I did every thing that was in the instructions.
    To create a PowerPoint slideshow:
    Choose File > Export and then click PowerPoint.
    Click Next.
    Type a name and choose a location for the file, and then click Export.

    Hy Kyn, thank you for answering.
    Every slide on my presentation has animated objekts. And every slide is linked (by hyperlink) to every slide on the presentation. So I want to give the user the chance to interrupt and to go to next slide. Therefore is an arrow to klick on, which has a hyperlink to next side (or do go to start, or to go back) - during the slide-animation is working.
    That works fine in keynote, but it doesn't work after the export in QT. In QT it is not possible to interrupt the sequence of the animation. When the sequence is (performed) finalized, the klick on the arrow works, and I can go to next slide.
    But interruption is not pssible.
    Tanks in advance for your answer!
    Best regards - Renate

  • Keynote 09 to Powerpoint with media files

    Can anyone direct me to a tutorial etc. that walks me through the export command Keynote to Powerpoint, "BUT" allows the media files (usually .mov) to transfer as well?
    I have tried the "making a folder with the media files (.mov, .avi, .mp4) and the converted Powerpoint (.pptx or .ppt) but nothing seems to work.
    Thanks,
    Doc

    Yeah, my son (grade 6) attempted to export his keynote '09 to powerpoint and that was a disaster, most of the photographs resumed their size and positioning prior adjustments made earlier in keynote. then tried to export as dvd and I kept getting messages about something to do about a fault with earlier in the chain. i cannot remember. so then tried to save it to dvd with manual adjusting i kept getting that message. then clicked onto timed adjusting and it worked. so i think its got something to so with the manual adjustment.

  • Do all animations and features of Keynote save as PowerPoint Presentations and are all of the animations and features then useable on a PC in the .ppt format, will it work properly?

    Do all animations and features of Keynote save as PowerPoint Presentations and are all of the animations and features then useable on a PC in the .ppt format, will it work properly?
    I want to buy a Macbook Pro, but i need to know the scale of compatability between my Microsoft products and my soon to be apple products, proffessional presentations are vital for what i want, therefore compatability if key if i am to purchase a Mac. Thank you.

    Not all of the animations and features in Keynote will transition into Powerpoint.  Most of the basic ones do - but not the advanced.  I had this issue when I first switched over to Mac, so to overcome this, I do two things:
    I figured out which animations and transitions work in both Keynote and Powerpoint and used them.  It's kind of a pain when I can't use the awesome Keynote animations, however, Keynote is still much easier and intuitive to work in than Powerpoint.
    I sometimes export my Keynote presentations to a Quicktime movie (.mov).  Apple makes it very simple to export to this format; which can then be accessed on both a Mac and PC and all of the transitions and effects remain as they are in Keynote.
    I hope that helps.
    Russell

  • Does keynote import .potx powerpoint slides?

    does keynote import .potx powerpoint slides

    PeterBreis0807 wrote:
    To have Keynote accept and play Flash files go:
    +Apple Menu > System Preferences > QuickTime > Advanced > check Enable Flash+
    Peter
    Alas I don't see that option — having said that I looked at mime types and legacy encoders and nada, but oddly when I went to check the QT version (7.6 by the way) in the "About Quicktime" (accessed via the *System Preferences*) it cycles thru various codecs and "Macromedia Flash Player" is one of them... guess it doesn't access anymore. :o(
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  • Conversions from PowerPoint to Keynote... again

    Sorry if this is an FAQ, but there is no FAQ file available yet, and I can't find an answer by wading through thousands of posts.
    I have a lot of PPT files which are provided by the textbook publisher for a course I am teaching, and I would like to use this material. However, I use Keynote exclusively for my own lectures, and want to convert the PPT files so I can customize them. I am running Keynote 2.0.2 and PowerPoint 11.2.4 on OS X 10.4.7.
    When I open these files in Keynote, most of the bulleted text and some of the simple graphics come across OK, but unfortunately, a lot of the more complicated graphics don't. When the original slide has a lot of lines, rectangles, etc., the conversion seems to change all of the graphics into a single uneditable bitmap of some sort. I have experimented with cutting and pasting indivisual graphical objects from PowerPoint to Keynote, and even on simple things like a line segment at a 45 degree angle, the object gets converted to a picture, and worse yet, the line width is changed from the original 2 points to 6 points!
    None of these files are complicated or "challenging". There are no transitions, animations, videos, audio, or any of the things that seem to plague a lot of users. I am just talking about text and simple line drawings (schematics, etc.) I suspect that there are tricks or procedures that I am not doing right, but don't know where to look for help other than this forum. Can anyone give me an assist?
    Thanks
    JEH
    iMac G4, iMac G5, PB G4   Mac OS X (10.4.7)   All the usual memory, disks etc.

    Most of this stuff appears to be just simple line art primitives. What begins as a line in the ppt file ends up being a .pict file dropped in to the Keynote file. It isn't consistent either; a lot of objects come across OK (rectangles, horizontal and vertical lines, for instance). Angled lines and more complicated shapes seem to be converted to .pict drop-ins.
    I am continuing to explore this; I'll post any significant discoveries.
    Thanks
    JEH
    iMac G4, iMac G5, PB G4 Mac OS X (10.4.7) All the usual memory, disks etc.

  • PowerPoint to Keynote Conversion

    Keynote seems to convert PowerPoint slides with the .ppt and .pptx suffixes, but not the macro-enabled .pptm suffix. Is there a work around?

    I was trying to open in Keynote on my iPad an attachment to an e-mail message. The file is viewable as an attachment to the message but Keynote won't open it. I can't think of a way to change the file extension on my iPad. Any ideas? Thanks.

  • Font conversions to Powerpoint 08 from Keynote 09

    I have a font called CAC Leslie that I am trying to bring in to a powerpoint presentation from keynote. When I export it out the font shows up on the powerpoint font list but the actual characters show as some type of sans serif font like arial or verdana. Is there any sort of plugin that can remedy this so the font shows as it should?

    Is the PowerPoint presentation on the same machine, or a different one? Both PowerPoint and Keynote use the fonts that are on the presenting machine -- if the required font is not available, it is substituted. There is no plugin for either application that addresses this, as you simply need to have the required font installed.
    As a workaround, you could make the text into a graphic in Keynote.

  • Keynote error on Powerpoint

    I have tried 2 PowerPoint conversions and keep getting unknown error unable to import.
    Are there specific PowerPoint versions ,or presentation components that would cause errors?
    Thanks for any Assist.

    Same problem here.  I have 6 PowerPoint presentations from the newest Microsoft PowerPoint, all password protected and ranging in size from 50 to 114 mb.  The one at 114 my was able to be moved to iTunes under the shared keynote folder but it showed 112 mb. All are able to be imported to the ipad2 with the exception of the 114 (114 mb) file.  Error message, failed to import.  As this is my first time posting, just curious if someone from apple looks at and responds to these threads.
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    Die hard PC fan since the first Tandy 8088 came out but was convinced by my 17 year old to buy an iPad...good grief.

  • Keynote vs. PowerPoint w/Producer or Flair

    I have yet to make the conversion to Apple, but I will be doing several training presentations that include videos of instructors with PowerPoint slides changing next to them. The video would be running continuously over sever slides. I am willing to become a member of the flock if its worth it. Anyone familiar with *PowerPoint Producer* or *Wildform's Flair* (previously Presenter)? How does Keynote compare? I see a lot of questions regarding program function here on the discussion group. I went to an Apple store in Costa Mesa and they didn't know what I was talking about and directed me here. Any ideas, assistance, comments, frustrations would be appreciated.

    Welcome to the discussions, Notyetconverted.
    I haven't used those tools you mentioned BUT I know that what you want to do can't be done in Keynote alone... you'd need another editing application to merge the two together. There currently isn't a way to have video display over a certain number of slides and the same is true for audio. While there are ways to accomplish this, they likely won't be as direct with the applications you mentioned.
    I think the key is that Keynote isn't an interactive multimedia production platform even though some have been able to squeeze that out of the app. Because of this, it's missing several features that might be expected from someone who's used to using PowerPoint with additional plug-ins.

  • Keynote and/or Powerpoint content in Final Cut Pro

    Hope this is not a stupid question but if it is please excuse me, I'm rather new to FCP.
    My colleague wants to produce some webcasts of his business presentations.
    Normally he uses Powerpoint to illustrate his talks.
    Is it possible to somehow take these visuals and incorporate them into the webcasts?
    The idea is to show him speaking and have the graphics appearing in the background and/or alongside him.
    I'm prepared for the idea of shooting him on a green screen to produce a matte.
    (any tutorials on green screen and FCP7 out there ???)
    My main concern though is how I can get from Powerpoint / Keynote to a format that is readable by FCP7.
    Help and suggestions would be most welcome.
    Thanks

    You're kind of going in an odd little circle. You really need to be looking as producing your webinar, rather than dealing with FCP. There's plenty of ways to incorporate a PP or Keynote presentation into a webinar. That's what most of the webinar sites or software do. They'll also let you incorporate live video streams. Do a live composite (green screen) is something separate. You'd deal with FCP and graphics as a different issue, and only if you were rolling in a precut video stream. And yes, you can export graphics from Keynote, though I don't remember about PP, I've stayed away from it for the past couple of years. But you'd want to make sure those slide pages were setup for your video frame, and generally they're not, at least not to begin with.

  • Keynote presentation like powerpoint

    I recently built this great presentation in keynote. When I went to present it I got the mini-dvi to vga connector and hooked it up to the projector which worked fine. Running the presentation though none of my page transitions ran correctly and some of the other character transitions did not run correctly either. I specifically want to run keynote versus powerpoint because I didn't want any issues, yet I had them. Can anyone help me figure this out? Could it have been the projector?

    I didn't know anything about mirrored or spanning. What I could see on the laptop I think was the same thing that was going showing in through the projector. I remember when I loaded the presentation up that it took a long time and when the presentation was over and I was shutting down, it asked me if I wanted to save the file. I didn't change anything so it shouldn't have asked me that. So something happened that shouldn't have.
    I have not tried it again on another monitor yet. Just wanted to see if anyone else has had a problem like this.
    PS- sorry it took me so long to get back to you.

  • Keynote and printing powerpoint presentations

    With keynote, how do you print powerpoints with presenter notes and multiple slides per page..i tried and it's printing the slides, but I can't adjust my margins and the slides are printing about an inch per slide and it's unreadable

    Thank you Kyn Drake. Hopefully, in the next Keynote they make it more flexible. As is, not having to do the drag and opening dictionary but have it right their were your writing.

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