Keynote formatting and sound assignments

I have two questions:
1. can Keynote prepare a presentation for both the 16x9 and the large 30' x 10' screens now used in many schools and venues? I know that Power Point can, but am working in Keynote and would prefer to stay in there...
2. Can a sound be added to an object and/or transition? For example, if I wanted to place a jet "whoosh" on a transition from one slide to the next....is it possible?
thanks

Welcome to the forums!
Can you clarify what you mean by preparing different format presentations? Keynote can certainly create presentations that will project on whatever aspect ratio screen size you like, but depending on how the presentation is formatted some material may be cut off when the aspect ratio of the screen changes.
As for sounds, they can be added to animations quite easily -- just drag the sound onto the slide, and use a Build In to cause it to play -- if its build is synchronized with that of another object's animation, the sound will accompany that animation.
As far as I know, there is no way to get a sound to play during a slide transition.

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