The Inspector window displays most of the customization options in Keynote. We wish that these commands were centralized in the Inspector window. The Inspector menu is easy to use, but Keynote sprinkles some commands- such as font controls-in more random pop-up menus. Eight icons along the top of the Inspector window call up different subsets of options for example, the Chart button displays chart-customization choices in the Inspector window, and Text offers text-formatting options. An Inspector button on the toolbar brings up a customizable menu window that provides creation and editing options for type, tables, charts, and other items. You'll find most of the controls that you need on various pop-up menus, which are accessible from the toolbar. The Keynote interface is divided into three main areas: a toolbar along the top, a thumbnail slide view along the left, and a canvas in the middle of the screen. The screen is divided into three segments: a customizable toolbar along the top a slide organizer along the left edge that displays thumbnails of all your slides and a canvas that fills the rest of the screen. However, its interface is fairly straightforward, particularly if you're used to PowerPoint. Keynote takes time to learn, especially if you're new to presentation software. The pop-up menu on the left shows Keynote's font controls, while the one on the right is for inputting chart or table data. Once you have Keynote installed, you can open a sample presentation that highlights what the program can do. Keynote is compatible with Macs running only OS X 10.2 Jaguar or later (there's no Windows version), a more stringent requirement than PowerPoint X, which runs on OS X 10.1 or better systems. Installing Keynote from the CD is a simple operation that takes but a minute-just double-click the installer and follow the onscreen instructions. If you're looking for presentation software on the Mac, give Keynote a try. PowerPoint does offer some wizards and clip art that Keynote lacks, but we can live without them, especially given the price. And while a single PowerPoint license goes for $399, Keynote costs $300 less and can import and convert PowerPoint files. PowerPoint is the most lackluster app in Microsoft's Office X for Mac suite, so its drab colors and stuck-in-the-'80s themes are no match for Keynote's crisp, fresh graphics. Its new presentation software, Keynote, takes on the formidable foe PowerPoint and exploits some of the cracks in that program's Goliath-like armor. Apple has another weapon in its campaign to end Mac users' reliance on anything Microsoft.
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