Keynote Intro Course

Create beautiful, professional presentations in Apple Keynote on this one-day course.

Covers design principles, animations, brand consistency, audio, video and export.

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Keynote Intro course

Keynote Intro Course

Keynote Intro Course

Create beautiful, professional presentations with Apple Keynote on this practical one-day introduction course for Mac users of all experience levels. You will learn how to design slides from scratch using built-in themes and master slides, work with text, images, shapes and tables, import and format media files, add slide animations and transitions, create interactive presentations with hyperlinks and navigation controls, use presenter view for confident and smooth delivery, and export your finished presentation for sharing across different platforms and devices.

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One Day

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10:00 - 16:30 UK Time

  • Key Learning Points

  • icon Apply key design principles to your slide decks
  • icon Navigate the Keynote interface with confidence
  • icon Maintain brand consistency across your presentation
  • icon Add audio, video and animations to slides
  • icon Export and share your presentation in any format

If attending an online course you must have a licensed copy of any software required and access to a suitable computer.

You need no previous experience to attend this course.

Our Expert Team
Expert Trainers

Course leader is an experienced industry expert

Private & team training. This course is not on our public schedule at the moment. You can still request a bespoke quote below — we’ll contact you with dates and pricing.
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Course Dates

Course Outline

1

Introduction

Considerations when designing a slide deck

Understanding the different supported file formats and appropriate image resolutions

2

The Keynote interface

Customising the Toolbar to include useful tools

Using the Format, Animate and Document Inspector Panels

Checking slide aspect ratios and sizes

Using the Rulers and the Object List Panel to create slide layouts

3

Creating a simple presentation

Working with Keynote Themes

Adding and formatting text content

Inserting and resizing pictures

Adding, deleting, duplicating and moving slides

Viewing your presentation

4

Creating on-brand slide decks

Working with Master Slides for consistent slide content

Using brand colours on backgrounds, shapes and text

Embedding brand fonts into Paragraph Styles

Creating your own Keynote theme

5

Precisely controlling content appearance

Drawing, editing and grouping objects

Adjusting images, creating cut-outs and masking images

Adding special effects to objects and save the formatting to reuse

6

Adding animation and interactivity to slides

Creating slide transitions

Formatting and animating lists

Creating and animating tables

Creating and animating charts

Setting animation triggers and control the animation order

7

Adding sound and video

Setting Keynote preferences to allow multimedia files to play on iPad and iPhone

Adding sound and video files

Setting different playback options

8

Sharing and presenting your Keynote slides

Power tips when presenting with Keynote

Sharing your presentation with colleagues using iCloud

Exporting to PowerPoint, QuickTime, HTML or directly to YouTube

9

Assisted practice and development

One-to-one time with your trainer

Consolidate and practice new-found skills relevant to your Keynote presentation requirements

10

Questions and answers

This course is available as a private course. This allows you to choose the dates for your training. And, if you wish, we can tailor the content for you or your team. Please contact us for more details.

Who attends?

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Career Progressives

Professionals who wish to develop skills for their current role and companies who believe in developing their talent.

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Career Changers

People seeking opportunities which require new skills. Industry relevant training for those pursuing a new role.

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Graduates

Certified courses for those who have earned their theoretical stripes, but need to prove capability to future employers.

Learn Your Way

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Face To Face

Learn face-to-face with expert mentors in a dynamic setting that inspires growth and confidence.

Live Online

Live Online

Join remotely with expert mentors in real time — flexible, interactive learning that fits your lifestyle.

Team Training

Team Training

Upskill your team together. Build your team and develop consistency, and collective confidence.

Three Steps To Success

1

Identify Your Path

Define your direction with purpose, aligning your learning journey to personal and career goals.

2

Learn With Experts

Gain practical insight from real-world experts who bring clarity, confidence, and momentum to your growth.

3

Earn Certification

Your certificate of attendance is proof of progress — benchmarking your skills and commitment to growth.