Learning the World

I had to use Keynote (Apple’s PowerPoint-like software for the Mac) for the first time today. Here are some random lessons learned while figuring out how to use it:

• To insert an image, you have to use the “Media” button, and then go through one of the iMedia apps (iPhoto, iMovie, etc.) It’s annoying that you can’t simply drag and drop from the desktop or browse the file structure for the image you want to use
• To cut and paste text from Word to Keynote while retaining Keynote’s formatting, you need copy the text and then right-click in Keynote to select “Paste and Match Style”.
• I haven’t found an easy way to create a new page based on a new master slide. Simply creating a “new slide” causes it to be formatted as its predecessor, which is not always what I want.
• Keynote uses Mac OS X’s built-in spell check; the same “check as I type” option I set in Safari carried over into Keynote without me even noticing.

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