Controlling a presentation with the keyboard, Pausing and resuming a presentation, Stopping a presentation – Apple Keynote '08 User Manual
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Chapter 9
Viewing, Printing, and Exporting Your Slideshow
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Controlling a Presentation with the Keyboard
For slideshows that aren’t self-playing, you can use the keyboard to pause, resume, and
stop a presentation, go to specific slides, and more.
Here are ways to view keyboard shortcuts:
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During a presentation, to see which keys you can use to control the slideshow, press
the Help, question mark (?), or forward slash (/) key.
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To see a complete list of all Keynote keyboard shortcuts, choose Help >
Keyboard Shortcuts.
Pausing and Resuming a Presentation
You can pause a presentation and display the current slide, a black screen, and more.
Here are ways to pause and resume a presentation:
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To pause the presentation and display the current slide (freeze), press F. To resume the
presentation, press any key.
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To pause the presentation and display a black screen, press B. To resume the
presentation, press any key.
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To pause the presentation and display a white screen, press W. To resume the
presentation, press any key.
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To pause the presentation and show the last application used, press H. To resume the
presentation, click the Keynote icon in the Dock.
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Click a hyperlink that opens a webpage, email message, or file. To resume the
presentation, click the Keynote icon in the Dock.
Stopping a Presentation
You can use several keys to end a presentation.
To stop a presentation:
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If the presentation isn’t recorded, press Escape, Q, Command-. (period), or . (period).
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If the presentation is recorded, press Escape.
Advancing to the Next or Previous Build or Slide
There are several techniques for navigating to next and previous builds and slides
during a presentation that isn’t recorded.
Here are ways to navigate to builds and slides:
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To advance to the next build, click the mouse button or press N, Space bar, Return,
Right Arrow, Down Arrow, Shift–Right Arrow, or Page Down.
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To go back to the previous build, press Shift–Left Arrow, Shift–Page Up, or [ (left
bracket).