Possibly dumb Keynote questions

I'm converting a large PPT deck to Keynote, mostly because I hate PPT, but there's two things I can do in it that I can't seem to do in Keynote:
1) Is there no way to set a slide show to just auto-size to fit the screen? From what I can tell you must set a dimension in pixels. This seems... not helpful especially when I must give the same presentation on different devices.
2) I want to do a global font change. When I first imported the PPT file I had all kinds of missing-font errors and I was able to substitute e.g. Futura Std but this control does not allow selection of a specific typeface, only a family. So now the entire deck is in Futura Light which is pretty unreadable on a display and I want to change all instances of it to Futura Medium, but I sure can't seem to find a way to do this. Yes I know about master slides and of course the person who prepared the deck did not use them.
I'm also seeing that the transitions aren't working in that some of the slides have things that, er, slide onto the page in PPT but these appear broken in KN in that I have to hit the "next slide" control to get each element on the same slide. This occurs automatically in PPT.

When you change the masters, only the slides built on those masters will change and ONLY if the slide is using elements from the masters. For example, if the PPT content is coming is as headers/bullets, it should work. If, instead, they are text just placed on the page, then you'll have to change it manually.
There's probably a solution that can be found by parsing the presentation's XML file. If you're game for a little elbow grease, I can take apart a presentation and see how to make the change using nothing more than TextEdit.

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Possibly dumb iCal question...

Hi I apologize in advance if this is a stupid question, but I can't seem to find a way around it.
We have a Leopard Server and several Leopard clients, what I would like is some central calendars that everyone has the ability to edit. I can do this using the web calendars that leopard server creates based on security groups but what I really need is the ability to have calendars connected to everyone's iCal that multiple people can edit.
So for example in my iCal I create an appointment and then someone else in their own iCal (on a different machine) can go in and edit/ delete that same appointment.
Is there currently a way to do this using leopard that anyone has successfully done, ideally it would need to work for multiple calendars and be hosted on the server. It seems like it should be REALLY easy. I hope it is and I just haven't figured it out yet...
Thanks for the help in advance!

Hi
Ideally the Server should be an OD Master, DNS must be running somewhere on the network with appropriate records created. Of course iCal and Web Services should also be running. Once you have done that you join the clients to the LDAP Directory using Directory Utility. You don't have to use the Server as the main DNS Server for the clients but it works better if you do. You don't have to use authenticated directory binding and you don't need to create home folders or log in to networked accounts. Next launch iCal > Preferences > Accounts and click + icon. In the user name field key in a user name (must be the shortname) that exists in the LDAP node. It should autofill for you. You should not need to do anything else apart from supplying the password.
Once the calendar has been created you can delegate who can access it. To delegate you simply use the same method in creating the account to find other users. If DNS is as it should be it should autofill. By the side of each name is a tickbox as well as options to define read/write access. You should now be able to see each other's calendars, see changes as well as make changes. They should be able to do the same with yours.
Although the iCal Admin Manual so far has been next to useless - although to be fair it has been updated recently so maybe they may contain something useful? - you should download it as it should list further options you may be interested in. I would also download the Command Line Manual as well. You are going to need it.
http://images.apple.com/server/macosx/docs/iCalService_Admin_v10.5_2ndEd.pdf
http://images.apple.com/server/macosx/docs/CommandLine_Adminv10.5.pdf
and
http://www.apple.com/server/macosx/resources/
for the rest.
Tony

Hi - Re Keynote I'm trying to figure out how to create a music album on USB flash drive. What I want is a background picture with 'click-buttons' to play each track listed, also similar for embedded videos and photos etc. Is this possible with Keynote ?

Hi - Re Keynote I'm trying to figure out how to create a music album (as an artist) on USB flash drive, (accessible by both Mac and PC). What I want is a background picture with 'click-buttons' to play each track listed, and play in order (like a cd) - also similar for embedded videos and photos etc. This should all be on the one page.
Is this possible with Keynote, or any other software package for Mac (am using Macbook Pro) ?
Gav 88

Hi there,
Yikes, it sounds like you've been doing a lot of work on this project... Unfortunately, however, this isn't the Adobe Encore forum, but the Acrobat.com forum. While it seems like an exciting question, we're not able to address issues pertaining to other Adobe products and services. Here's a link to the Adobe Encore forum, where you're more likely to get help for this specific issue:
http://forums.adobe.com/community/encore
Sorry not to be of more specific help to you. Best of luck!
Kind regards,
Rebecca

Dumb newbie question -- shell vrs linux console

This is probably a dumb newbie question, but what is the difference between the shell screen and the linux console screen? I used another system before Arch and I believe there was only the shell screen! Does it matter which one is used? Thanks -- Larry

The console is the 2D text rendering thing. The shell is Bash, just a program that handles your input and has the console as output.
If on the other hand you mean the console at startup, and you call that the console while you call xterm, etc. shells then the answer is different. It's just a matter of configuration if you automatically start X or not. A lot people use gdm or kdm to get a graphical login screen after bootup, others just type "startx" in the console when they want to start X.
You can switch to the console with Ctrl+Alt+Fn where n is a number between 1 and 6. You can switch between consoles with Alt+Fn, X is on the last console, so to go back to X do Alt+F7.

Newish to iWeb so excuse the possibly dumb questions!

I am not a web designer also, so technically my skills in web stuff on a mac are basic ( i used to do some basic HTML stuff on a PC). I have my .mac account that I use for my family site, which is fine. But now I have a registered domain for my photography business, so I went ahead and created another web site for that, separate from my family site. I got it all done then went to save it to a folder and it is saying, "the document iweb could not be saved." I have tried a few times but nothing. IT won't even let me publish it to my .mac site. I NEED to get this done and am at my wits end. I am wondering if it would be easier to use the Adobe Creative Suite to design the webpage!
Also, is it easier to FTP the site to the domain server, or to have it at my .mac site, redirected from the new domain?
Last question. Can iWeb do a photo gallery that is more sophisticated than the slideshow option? As a photographer I would like something a little more snazzy that can also be divided by genre (babies, kids, family etc).
Thanks for any help!
Message was edited by: tracied

tracied wrote:
"Can iWeb do a photo gallery that is more sophisticated than the slideshow option?"
You could publish your photos to a +.Mac Web Gallery+ and make a simple hyperlink to it from your web site. Here's info about +.Mac Web Gallery:+
If you upgrade to iWeb 2 in iLife '08 you can pseudo embed a +.Mac Web Gallery+ into your site: Here's a video tutorial briefly showing that about half-way through:
To really embed your +.Mac Web Gallery+ into a web page, use HTML's IFRAME. Unlike frames created using FRAMESET and FRAME, IFRAME creates a frame that sits in the middle of a regular non-framed web page. IFRAME works like IMG, only instead of putting a picture on the page, it puts another web page.
iWeb 2 in iLife '08 uses IFRAMES to easily embed widgets into web pages via iWeb's +HTML Snippet+ window. Here are instructions to embed a +.Mac Web Gallery+ into an iWeb site via iWeb 2's +HTML Snippet+ window:
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=2007111620013523&mode=print
More generic instructions for using IFRAMES are here:
http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/frames/_IFRAME.html

Installing iTunes (possible dumb question?)

Now I am no computer expert so for the savvy out there I trust you not to laugh at this question!
When you download a file such as iTunes and save it prior to install I understand it is visible as e.g. iTunes.exe. Opening the .exe file will cause a programme to be installed. Understand that.
Now, are you safe to delete the original .exe file you downloaded? This won't mess up your newly installed programme? Presume what goes for iTunes.exe in this regard goes for any .exe file? I would simply like to be in a position to delete any unnecessary files from my PC.
Comments anyone?
Local retailer custom built pc. Pentium 4 chip 2.4GHz Windows XP SP2 20Gb iPod

I always keep the last version of iTunesSetup.exe that I like. So I can go back to it, if there is a crummy update, which some of them have been....
hi y'all!
i've been religiously keeping a copy of every installer file i've ever downloaded from itunes (and ipod software upaters too) since my 5.0.1.4 install.
the most recent version of it lives on my desktop (for reference purposes, if i can ever find it in that cyberpigsty). when a new itunes version comes out, i go through my ritual of creating a folder for my previous version of iTunesSetup.exe, and tucking it into bed to leave room for the brand spanking new iTunesSetup.exe on my desktop.
(i'm inclined to believe my behavior is a bit perverse in this regard, though.)
love, b

A possibly dumb question re exporting clip for web use

Hi,
I've been experimenting with diff resolutions etc for exporting a clip intended to be added to a web page. Diff levels of mpeg compression, etc.
I'm most impressed with the quality of H264, the video codec for the video ipod. I play it in a quicktime player just fine & it looks great. Its a choice in FCP HD 4.5
The question is, can I make a little clip in H264 & put it on the web? Will web browsers with plug-ins set up to play quicktime files be able to play it? are there any compatibility issues? Windows browsers? etc?
Thanks
Duane

Yes, they are playable on the web. They were able to do that before the video iPod came along, so that was their original intent.
For others to see it they need to have QT7, and unfortunately many PCs cannot see videos in this format.
Shane

Possibly dumb new user question: What does it take to get variables to show up in the variables reporting tab?

I've been a LabVIEW user (2011) for about 1.5 years now and just got ahold of TestStand 2014 to try out as a structure for our future test needs.
I've been using it on and off for about 3 days and there's something that's been driving me nuts. When I run a sequence and the report comes up at the end, there's three tabs on it: Report, Steps, and Variables. Report and Steps are exactly what I expect to see. However, the Variables tab is always blank. Nothing I have found via my technique of checking everything in the menus that looks vaguely related and right-clicking things on many objects and checking those menus for other vaguely related things as well.
I tried searching for references to it, and everything I get relates to the "Main" variables tab that you see when editing the sequence, not the one that comes up on the report.
See the arrow in the picture below:
I suspect there's something incredibly obvious that I am missing but it's driving me nuts here...
Solved!
Go to Solution.

You won't see that populated when an execution is complete. The variables are worthless at that point.
If you want to see that tab populated pause the execution in the middle. Or set a breakpoint. Then you can look at the variables at run time.
Regards,
jigg
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A possible dumb question - capture HDV

should i be able to hear the audio on the computer while doing capture from an HDV camcorder?
Message was edited by: Forrest Jerome1

Hi,
no the audio won't play during capture from your computer.
However you can hear it from the camcorder if there is the control to do so, but not from the computer.
Regards,
Armando.

Is two-sided printing possible with Keynote?

The power point slides for one of my classes opens in keynote so I have to print from there but my question is, is it possible to print on both sides when using keynote? When I go to print, and then the printing options I can see a two-sided printing option but for some reason I'm unable to click on it. I don't think its because of the printer I'm using because I've printed on both sides using Microsoft word with my printer before. I just can't seem to do it with keynote.
Should I just copy & paste to Pages to use two-sided printing?
Message was edited by: AshesAshes

I just checked any I can select two sided printing with my printer in Keynote, so I don't know why you wouldn't be able to if you have a printer that is capable of it.
But instead of copy and paste, I would export it as a .pdf (Share>Export>pdf) and then you can try to print two sided in Preview and if that doesn't work, then add the .pdf files to Pages and print.

Very Technical Keynote Question - Calling all experts/pros

Hello All,
I am in the process of building a keynote for a rather large event that will be displayed on one of the largest Hi-Def Screens in the US. We will be having a very large background that will be animated, and coming from a source other than keynote but the material that will be placed over the background we are using Keynote, mainly because it is cheap, effective, and great for what we need to display.
Here is my question. Is there anyway to present the Keynote with a transparent background i.e. so you can view the large (non-keynote) background that will be behind keynote box.
In other words think of a large rectangular screen with a large animated background, over a smaller section of the screen there will be the keynote running in a square over the background. Is it possible to produce the keynote without a white background, and more to the point, a transparent background so that when it is running, you can see the non-keynote background behind the keynote aspect.
Hope that wasn't too confusing.
Many thanks,
Seth

As Brain has said, set bkgd colour and key it out (either in software or hardware) is one way to go.
Presumably you are running KN live rather than outputting a .mov. Not sure if keynote .mov exports can generate alpha but certainly keynote objects (.mov, .tiff & .qtz) can have alpha. If generating a movie you could add the alpha in another app.
I'd be doing this in Quartz because it's cheap (free with MacOSX Leopard in Developer Tools), reliable and powerful. Live vision mixing can be done inside Quartz. Other powerful shareware vision/vj tools out there if you search.

Dumb newbie question on iphone development

Hi there, just a quick dumb question: Can i develop Iphone apps in Windows platform? This is b'coz I dun have Mac machine.

a simple answer is YES in opposite of what you read here.
+I'm a .NET developer and I started building web apps in .NET (ASP.NET).+
The iPhone/iPod Touch supports 2 different ways to develop something for it, a Web Application (applications that runs on Safari browser, like Facebook and Wordpress) and a SDK Application (Self contain applications, like games, utilities, etc). *Under Windows, you can do any Web Application*, you will need a Mac to do SDK Applications
Reading the Wrox book entitled: Professional iPhone Application Development (ISBN 0470251557) in page 5 the writer tells about 4 levels to do Web Apps:
*Level 1 - Full compatible website/application*
The ground level approach is to develop a Web site/app that is “ iPhone/iPod touch – friendly ” and is fully compatible with the Apple mobile devices. These sites avoid using technologies that the Apple mobile devices do not support, including Flash, Java, and other plug - ins. The basic structure of the presentation layer also maximizes use of blocks and columns to make it easy for users to navigate and zoom within the site. This basic approach does not do anything specific for iPhone/iPod touch users, but makes sure that there are no barriers to a satisfactory browsing experience.
(just like http://del.icio.us/
*Level 2 - Web site/application optimized for Safari*
The second level of support for iPhone and iPod touch is to not only provide a basic level of experience for the Mobile Safari user, but also to provide an optimized user experience for users who use Safari browsers, such as utilizing some of the enhanced WebKit CSS properties supported by Safari.
*Level 3 - Dedicated iPhone/iPod Touch web site/application*
A third level of support is to provide a Web site tailored to the viewport dimensions of the iPhone and iPod touch and provide a strong Web browsing experience for Apple device users. However, while these sites are tailored for iPhone/iPod touch viewing, they do not always seek to emulate Apple UI design. And, in many cases, these are often stripped - down versions of a fuller Web site or
application.
(just like Amazon.com and Facebook)
*Level 4 - Native - looking iPhone/iPod touch application*
The final approach is to provide a Web application that is designed exclusively for iPhone and iPod touch and closely emulates the UI design of native applications. One of the design goals is to minimize user awareness that they are even inside of a browser environment. Moreover, a full - fledged iPhone application will, as is relevant, integrate with iPhone - specific services, including Phone, Mail, and Google Maps.
I did 2 web apps using Dreamweaver for Windows, using Level 4, coding plain HTML - there is no visual aid, but you just pick up an iPhone/iPod Touch (or if you don't have this, use Safari browser or any WebKit Browser).
You can always start here
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Hope that with this you can see some light under Windows

Two Keynote Questions

1) What is the best way to record narration in Keynote? I have been recording with professional mics into garage band and have been satisfied with the sound quality. However, the export options on Keynote 08 seem somewhat limited. Any experienced keynote and sound people out there? I need to be able to have the quality high enough to sell professional services on my website.
2) I don't use Keynote 08 that much, but Keynote 09 seems like it's worth the upgrade? Is it worth switching?

Re your second question. You lose a couple of transitions, in 09, confetti being the saddest loss.
I bought 09 because of grief with jerky transitions and now my jerky transitions are back...
You get new stuff, but lose some of the old.I'd save your money untill they get some of the issues sorted.
Your first question export as a quicktime movie, then import to imovie or final cut then you can do what you like with the audio.
andy

On Exit action possible on a question slide?

I'm using Captivate 6. My project has branching that occurs "on success" for some question slides, but if the user skips the question (which is allowed in this case) the branching doesn't happen. On a regular slide there is an On Exit option to initiate branching, but that dropdown is greyed out on my question slide. How can I initiate branching on a question slide if the question is skipped?
Thanks,
Glenn
p.s. My first thought just now was to insert a regular slide immediately after the question slide with On Exit set on that slide to branch immediately to the correct location. However, that adds an extra slide and maybe there's a better way?
Message was edited by: GPillsbury1

Hello,
On Exit action has never been possible for question slides. Reason is that when the user has accomplished the two-step process for asnwering a question (1. Submit, 2. Click on slide or Press Y) the actions defined On Succes/Last Attempt for that question will be executed. That is embedded in the question slides. This is of course not the case for other slides. But even there On Exit events must be handled with care because they will only be done if the last frame of the slide is visited.
Lilybiri

Possibly really stupid question.

What I've read about backing up itunes always refers to making sure that your purchased music doesn't get lost. There's a lot of other "stuff" in there also, things that weren't purchased...my own CD's, audiobooks, videos, etc`.
Here's the really dumb question: If I hook up my external hard drive and copy itunes to it, does everything I have get copied to the external drive...music, videos, whatever?

I know very little about the file structure on a Windows PC (Apple since 1984). On a Mac, which may be similar to Windows, I just select the *iTunes Music* folder, grab and drag it to the desired location on my external HD and let go. This creates an exact copy of the folder on my external drive.
As far as getting there (to your *iTunes Music* folder) I can be of little help.

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