Keynote Shows Won't Open

Show won't open without downloading latest version, but App Store says "Installed". Search within App Store shows Keynote Productivity "Installed".

right click the Keynote file and select Get Info
in the; open with; dropdown menu, select Keynote 6.2
click the change all button

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Latest Keynote update won't open file. Says I need Keynote update! Why?

I'm working on an urgent Keynote presentation for work (yes, on Sat night!) from my boss's MacBook at home ... or, rather, I'm trying to. Keynote just won't open the Keynote file I created yesterday on a different MacBook (reading from USB key). It says I need the newer version of Keynote in order to open this file. I checked ... the version installed was the latest version, but just for good measure, I've just re-installed the update from the Apple site (with boss's permission, lol). No joy ... still returning the same error message. Insists the file version is newer than the version of Keynote I'm running.
Help, anyone?

You are alternating between the two versions of Pages:
Pages 5 and Pages '09.
Pages '09 can not open Pages 5, and Pages 5 alters/damages Pages '09 files.
Pages 5 is in your Applications folder.
Pages '09 is in your Applications/iWork folder.
Peter

Keynote presentations won't open on my computer.

Keynote '09 presentations won't open on my computer. Over the past few days I was prompted several times to update my keynote app and so I did. Now I can't open any presentations and it tells me to download a newer version. When I get to the mac app store to do so there is no update. Nor my app store does it show any recent updates for keynote or pages, which also prompted me to update over the past two days. Please help me open my keynote presentations!

I would try:
Removing and Reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows XP
or
Removing and reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows Vista or Windows 7

Please Help! My Pages, Keynote & Numbers won't open

Updated Keynote (6.2.2) , Pages (5.2.2) & Numbers (3.2.2) August 25th
Updated to Mavericks 10.9.4 September 10th.
K, P & N would not open before or after system upgrade. When I open the app, it takes me to my Documents folder. I can't even download them again because they say installed. If I deleted them, can I re-add K, P & N for free? They came with my computer.

Hey Jen127,
Thanks for the question. When you open Pages, Keynote or Numbers, an “Open” dialog appears. This dialog allows you to choose to open a document (defaults to showing your Documents folder) or open a file from iCloud. In the bottom left corner there is also a “New Document” button:
Create or open a document - Pages Help for Mac
http://help.apple.com/pages/mac/5.0/#/tancdeedb11c
Thanks,
Matt M.

I installed the keynote update but now my keynote still won't open

I updated keynote 3 days ago. Now when I try to open my presentation it says that I need to update keynote but when I go to the App store it shows it is already installed.

Both versions are installed on the Mac, so either; Right click the file and select Keynote 6 or remove the Keynote 5 icon from the dock then double click the file.

Keynote document won't open

I've created a Keynote presentation on one iMac, but when trying to open the presentation on my MacBook Pro it has the following error:
"You need newer versions of OS X and Keynote to open this presentation. Install the latest version of OS X, then download the latest version of Keynote from the Mac App Store"
Unfortunately the App Store tells me that both Keynote 6.2.2 and OS X Yosemite 10.10.1 are both up to date.
Look forward to some assistance to hopefully resolve this issue.

You will need to provide some basic information:
what operating sytem are you using?
what version of Keynote are you using?
what versions of Keynote created the files?
what Mac model are you using?

Does anyone know why pages, numbers, iPhoto, keynote, etc won't open since installing lion?

It's iWork '09 which is the lastest version. iPhoto isn't working either but iMovie is, I'm so baffled and it's really frustrating. I've never had any problems at all with my mac. The crazy thing is, it's almost as though they are open but I can't see them? Is this possible? I thought it could have something to do with the multiple desktops that are available on Lion but I scrolled across and.... nothing.
I really appreciate your help. Thank you.

After doing some research I'm afraid that eventually you have to delete and reinstall iWork.
But I suggest, that you prior to such a drastic step check the following:
Have you installed the Lion upgrade to iWork 9.1?
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/25548/apple-iwork
Corrupted fonts also can cause this behavior, so check the fonts by opening font book, click left on user and then in the menu bar on file -> validate
That will show up any problematic font. If there are red warnings, delet the font.
Lupunus

Keynote trial won't open!

Hi
Can anyone please help? I'm trying to open the trial Keynote 3.0.2 that came with my 10.4 software, but it keeps unexpectedly quitting upon launch.
Has anyone else come across/solved this?
Cheers,
Ben

right click the Keynote file and select Get Info
in the; open with; dropdown menu, select Keynote 6.2
click the change all button

Pages, Numbers & Keynote documents won't open

This is a problem with Pages 5.1 and Numbers on Mac as well.
I have tried direct fixes for several users with the problem, but haven't got very far.
If you are experiencing this problem, I suspect it is a problem across the suite.
Could you please add to this post:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6013229?tstart=0
Peter

http://www.apple.com/support/iwork
http://www.apple.com/support/pages

I have the latest version of keynote but it won't open files....says I need a newer version

Latest Keynote app was downloaded wirh Maverick update. My keynote files won't open and error message says I need to download latest version. I cannot download newer version (have latest version already) because my purchases say I have already installed it. Any ideas how to fix this?

I have just the same issue. I have the latest version installed. I did work on the file this afternoon, cannot open it anymore with the current version of Keynote (6.2)
It seems that Keynote fails to save the presentation in the right way.
In the Finder the Show package contents command is active when Control-clicking the file. Keynote files that open correctly in Keynote do not offer to show their package contents. I also realized that the .key file not opening is only 135 KB, which is pretty scarce for a presentation.
I suppose this is a file corruption issue, which is needed to fixed by Apple. I'm affraid the contents of those files are gone.

I'm trying to update to keynote 09. I've done this but the old keynote icon is still on my dock? and keynote won't open?

I've gone into iTunes. Upgraded my keynote to 09 (ie with the blue icon instead of the brown wooden one) but still the old (brown wooden) icon appears on my dock. When i click on keynotes they won't open? I've got keynote already on my other mac and its paid for so shouldn't i be able to use on my second mac? (I use two macbook airs each day for work. switching between them.

The previous version of Keynote is not deleted when you install the new version. There are serious problems using the new version of Keynote (which is version 6 not 09 as you stated). Best advice until Apple sort these problems is to use version 5 to open existing files and only use version 6 for new presentations.

Keynote won't open after updates! SOS!

Hi, I originally started out with Keynote version 2 and I wanted to update it. I got as far as version 3.0.2 before I couldn't update anymore. Now, when I click on Keynote, it won't open at all. It simply bounces once and that's it. I need this desperately to open in order to finish my project for school. Help would be much appreciated!

As I mentioned above, if you want Keynote 3, you'll have to buy iWork '08.
If you want to use the Keynote 2 that you've got, you'll have to do some back-tracking: remove all the Keynote-related files (applications, plist's, and receipts),restart in "Safe" mode, then reinstall Keynote 2 and its subsequent updates.

Since I downloaded the first update of OSX Mountain Lion iWork '09 won't open. All that comes up is an error report.

My iWork '09 (pages, numbers, keynote) all won't open since i downloaded the first update for Mountain Lion. When i try to open it, it just comes up with this error report:
Anybody else have this problem? Anybody know how i can fix it? Or even get round it, so i can save my documents in Microseft Word format, so I can use them if/ when i need them elsewhere?

Remove (Uninstall) iWorks then reinstall then the first thing to do is run Sftware update.
Or go to thje Apple Down load site and get the newest updates for iWorks 09.

Keynote won't open

I tried to open a PPT file in Keynote and it crashed. Ever since then, Keynote won't open at all. It seems to open, then crashes in 5 seconds. Need to use Keynote on my laptop and I don't have my discs right now either.

Omnimedia wrote:
Need to use Keynote on my laptop and I don't have my discs right now either.
Are you referring to the iOS app that you tried to open a ppt in, or desktop. You posted in iOS/iPad iWork community. But refer to using the laptop.
iOS only - Restart device completely by holding down the power button until the red slider shows up and shut down. Resart and see if it works.
If that doesnt work, or its desktop only and restart doesnt fix it, I would reinstall Keynote. Desktop can be done if you purchased through the AppStore I beleive.
On iOS, make sure you sync your device prior to deleting Keynote. I had it delete all documents in my "iTunes: folder when I did this once. Use iTunes to copy all files in Keynote iTunes folder to your desktop, then delete and reinstall the app. Make sure you restart your device.
Jason

Am trying to open a powerpoint presentation in keynote, but presentation is grayed out and keynote won't open. any ideas.

I am trying to open a powerpoint presentation in keynote, but it won't open. Presentation grayed out.Ideas

Firefox doesn't have any built-in ability to display PowerPoint files in a tab. You can check how Firefox is set to handle PowerPoint files in the Options dialog:
"3-bar" menu button (or Tools menu) > Options > Applications
''This list may take a while to load.'' In the search box above the list, you can type pow and let Firefox filter it down. Usually these would say "Always Ask" but you might have customized them to "Use Microsoft Powerpoint".
There are some sites that have a Flash-based PowerPoint viewer, such as OneDrive/SkyDrive and SlideShare. Maybe Gmail has one now, too, I haven't checked. But all such sites also should have a separate download button, either before showing their viewer or as part of the viewer. If there are particular sites where you notice this problem, maybe someone know how to bypass the viewer on that site and go straight to a download.

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