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Keynote User Guide for Mac

• What’s new in Keynote 14.2
• Intro to Keynote
• Intro to images, charts, and other objects
• Create a presentation
• Choose how to navigate your presentation
• Open or close a presentation
• Save and name a presentation
• Find a presentation
• Print a presentation
• Undo or redo changes
• Show or hide sidebars
• Quick navigation
• Change the working view
• Expand and zoom your workspace
• Customize the Keynote toolbar
• Change Keynote settings on Mac
• Touch Bar for Keynote
• Create a presentation using VoiceOver
• Add or delete slides
• Add and view presenter notes
• Reorder slides
• Group or ungroup slides
• Skip or unskip a slide
• Change the slide size
• Change a slide background
• Add a border around a slide
• Show or hide text placeholders
• Show or hide slide numbers
• Apply a slide layout
• Add and edit slide layouts
• Change a theme
• Add an image
• Add an image gallery
• Edit an image
• Add and edit a shape
• Combine or break apart shapes
• Draw a shape
• Save a shape to the shapes library
• Add and align text inside a shape
• Add 3D objects
• Add lines and arrows
• Animate, share, or save drawings
• Add video and audio
• Record audio
• Edit video and audio
• Add live video
• Set movie and image formats
• Position and align objects
• Use alignment guides
• Place objects inside a text box or shape
• Layer, group, and lock objects
• Change object transparency
• Fill shapes and text boxes with color or an image
• Add a border to an object
• Add a caption or title
• Add a reflection or shadow
• Use object styles
• Resize, rotate, and flip objects
• Move and edit objects using the object list
• Add linked objects to make your presentation interactive
• Select text
• Copy and paste text
• Use dictation to enter text
• Use accents and special characters
• Format a presentation for another language
• Use phonetic guides
• Use bidirectional text
• Use vertical text
• Change the font or font size
• Add bold, italic, underline, or strikethrough to text
• Change the color of text
• Change text capitalization
• Add a shadow or outline to text
• Intro to paragraph styles
• Apply a paragraph style
• Create, rename, or delete paragraph styles
• Update or revert a paragraph style
• Use a keyboard shortcut to apply a style
• Adjust character spacing
• Add drop caps
• Raise and lower characters and text
• Format fractions automatically
• Create and use character styles
• Format dashes and quotation marks
• Format Chinese, Japanese, or Korean text
• Set tab stops
• Format text into columns
• Adjust line spacing
• Format lists
• Add a highlight effect to text
• Add mathematical equations
• Add borders and rules (lines) to separate text
• Add or delete a table
• Select tables, cells, rows, and columns
• Add or remove rows and columns
• Move rows and columns
• Resize rows and columns
• Merge or unmerge cells
• Change the look of table text
• Show, hide, or edit a table title
• Change table gridlines and colors
• Use table styles
• Resize, move, or lock a table
• Add and edit cell content
• Format dates, currency, and more
• Create a custom cell format
• Highlight cells conditionally
• Format tables for bidirectional text
• Alphabetize or sort table data
• Calculate values using data in table cells
• Use the Formulas and Functions Help
• Add or delete a chart
• Change a chart from one type to another
• Modify chart data
• Move, resize, and rotate a chart
• Change the look of data series
• Add a legend, gridlines, and other markings
• Change the look of chart text and labels
• Add a chart border and background
• Use chart styles
• Animate objects onto and off a slide
• Animate objects on a slide
• Change build order and timing
• Add transitions
• Present on your Mac
• Present on a separate display
• Present during a FaceTime call
• Use a remote
• Make a presentation advance automatically
• Require a password to exit a presentation
• Play a slideshow with multiple presenters
• Rehearse on your Mac
• Record presentations
• Check spelling
• Look up words
• Find and replace text
• Replace text automatically
• Set author name and comment color
• Highlight text
• Add and print comments
• Send a presentation
• Intro to collaboration
• Invite others to collaborate
• Collaborate on a shared presentation
• See the latest activity in a shared presentation
• Change a shared presentation’s settings
• Stop sharing a presentation
• Shared folders and collaboration
• Use Box to collaborate
• Create an animated GIF
• Post your presentation in a blog
• Use iCloud Drive with Keynote
• Export to PowerPoint or another file format
• Reduce the presentation file size
• Save a large presentation as a package file
• Restore an earlier version of a presentation
• Move a presentation
• Delete a presentation
• Password-protect a presentation
• Lock a presentation
• Create and manage custom themes
• Transfer files with AirDrop
• Transfer presentations with Handoff
• Transfer presentations with the Finder
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Keyboard shortcut symbols

Export to PowerPoint or another file format in Keynote on Mac

To save a copy of a Keynote presentation in another format, you export it in the new format. This is useful when you need to send the presentation to people who are using different software. Any changes made to the exported presentation don’t affect the original. Keynote also remembers the last export settings you used.

Note: If the original file has a password, it applies to copies exported in PDF, PowerPoint, and Keynote ’09 formats, but you can change or remove it.

Save a copy of a Keynote presentation in another format

Choose File > Export To > [ file format ] (from the File menu at the top of your screen).

Specify export settings:

PDF: You can open and sometimes edit these files with applications like Preview and Adobe Acrobat. Each slide appears on its own page of the PDF. Select the checkbox next to presenter notes and skipped slides if you want to print them. If you select “Print each stage of builds,” each build is printed on its own page, in the same order as they appear in the presentation. To include comments in the PDF, select the “Include comments” checkbox.

Click the Image Quality pop-up menu, then choose an option (the higher the image quality, the larger the file size). If you added image, drawing, audio, or video descriptions for assistive technology (for example, VoiceOver), they’re automatically exported. To include accessibility tags for large tables, click Advanced Options, then choose On.

Note: For more PDF options, click Cancel, choose File > Print, then click Show Details at the bottom of the print options.

PowerPoint: These files can be opened and edited by Microsoft PowerPoint in .pptx format.

Movie: If you recorded a narration that you want to include with your slideshow, click the Playback pop-up menu, then choose Slideshow Recording.

To export a slideshow that advances automatically, click the Playback pop-up, then select Self-Playing. If you want to export only part of the presentation, select From and enter the beginning and ending slide numbers. The movie advances to the next slide or build according to the time intervals you enter in the timing controls. If you have an animation that’s set to advance following a previous build or transition, it’s not affected by the time interval you enter.

Click the Resolution pop-up menu, then choose a resolution. To set a custom resolution, click Custom at the bottom of the menu, then enter your values in the fields. You can also select a new frame rate, movie format, and color space format, or make the slide backgrounds transparent in the Advanced Options controls (you may need to click Advanced Options to see them).

Animated GIF: You can export selected slides as an animated GIF that you can send or post. See Create an animated GIF .

Images: Choose the slides you want to export as images, and select an image format for your slides. The higher quality the image, the larger the file size.

HTML: Open the index.html file to open your presentation in a web browser. Animations and builds are also exported with your presentation.

Keynote ’09: You can open this format with Keynote 5.0 through 5.3.

If there’s a password checkbox, do one of the following:

Set a password: Select the “Require password to open” checkbox, then enter a password. It applies only to the exported copy.

Keep the original presentation password: Make sure the “Require password to open” checkbox is selected.

Use a different password for the exported copy: Select the “Require password to open” checkbox, click Change Password, then set a new password.

Export the copy without a password: Deselect the “Require password to open” checkbox.

Click Save, then type a name for the presentation (without the filename extension, such as .pdf or .ppt, which is appended to the name automatically).

Enter one or more tags (optional).

To choose where to save the presentation, click the Where pop-up menu, choose a location, then click Export.

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Troubleshooting, how to save a keynote .key as powerpoint .pptx presentations on mac.

Keynote presentations are saved as .key files by default, but because Keynote runs only on Apple system software and iCloud you can’t always open a .key presentation on PowerPoint. The simplest solution to this is to save a Keynote .key presentation as a PowerPoint .pptx presentation, which can then be opened in Microsoft Office, Google Slides Docs, Keynote, OpenOffice, or just about any other presentation app regardless of the platform it runs on, whether it’s Windows, Linux, another Mac, or even iPad.

What we’re going to do is save the Keynote presentation file as a Powerpoint presentation file using the apps Export ability. Essentially this converts the Keynote .key file to a Powerpoint .pptx file. You can do this with a new presentation or an existing Keynote presentation file, it does not matter. For best results you’ll want to update Keynote to the latest version available to your Mac.

Note that if the Keynote file is password protected you would want to unlock the file before saving as a Powerpoint file.

How to Export Keynote Files (.key) as PowerPoint (.pptx) on Mac

• Create a new presentation or open an existing Keynote presentation on the Mac with Keynote app

• Go to the “File” menu and choose “Export To” and choose “PowerPoint”

• At the Export screen, be sure you’re at the “PowerPoint” tab and then choose under Advanced options the Format: “.pptx” and click the Next button

• Select the file name and destination where to save the Keynote file as a Powerpoint presentation

The .pptx presentation file format is generally more compatible with a broader set of apps and operating systems compared to the native Keynote .key file format, so this can be helpful if you’re working across platforms or there is some compatibility issue with a Keynote presentation. The PowerPoint file format is also generally recognized by most other presentation apps, including Google Slides, Microsoft Office, other versions of Keynote on the Mac, OpenOffice, and even Preview in Mac OS. Similarly, you may find it useful to save Pages files as Word .docx format too , especially if you’re in an environment where you’re on a Mac but other users are on various Windows PC with Office suite.

The saved .pptx file will be fully compatible with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Powerpoint, and it can then be opened in those apps on a Windows PC or Mac.

You can also choose .ppt format if you are trying to make the Keynote .key file compatible with a much older version of Microsoft Office and Powerpoint.

Remember, the preview versions of Microsoft Office 2016 suite for Mac is a free download , and the Microsoft Office apps for iOS are free to download too , so if you’re on the fence about getting those apps and working with the native Office file formats directly rather than iWork suite you can try them out on your Apple devices first without any particular commitment.

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I have tried and searched! I need to convert .key to .pptx but have the severe quality loss on images (it’s very unprofessional)

whats the best conversion way without losing image resolution???

How do you save “pptx” or “docx” or “xlsx” files on iPhone or Mac? Simply use powerpoint, excel and word app (on iPhone free, on Mac… not huge amount). In this case, you can enjoy the ms world benefits.

While need to know, pages, keynote and numbers specifications aren’t compatible ms apps exactly, thus some features in keynote, pages, numbers will not appear in ms apps correctly.

…but… as you want :)

and viceversa: some features from msoffice will be lost or not appear correctly when converted for opening in pages, numbers or keynote.

How do I find out what critical files on my ox Mac desk top are missing, and why do I keep getting errors when I run my word program. If I could get some answers I’d Approbate it.

is your word correctly installed, or does it hacked?

my suggestion, use “appcleaner” app to completely remove ms applications (all components of it), then install them again. be sure, all components of ms apps are checked while using appcleaner app. empty the trash, restart your mac, then start to install again ms apps.

i think so, it will help you.

In Step 4 of the example, the exported file’s suffix is .key, for some reason. When PowerPoint files are exported, the resulting file name suffix is .pptx .

It’s also possible to save a keynote as powerpoint .pptx on iPad/iPhone. Just open the keynote for iOS app and tap on the sharing button (a square with an arrow pointing upwards). Then tap on ‘send a copy’, choose the keynote to be converted, and tap on ‘powerpoint’ when prompted to select a format. A powerpoint .pptx file will then be created ready to be shared with anybody or exported to any compatible app. This procedure can also be used in pages and numbers for iOS to convert to MS Word .docx and MS Excel .xlsx respectively.

The alternate method to convert to powerpoint from iOS is to open the keynote app (or pages or numbers for word and excel files), select the desired document and then, with the document open, tap on the ellipsis (three dots, …) on the top right and then on ‘send a copy’.

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How to export keynote slides and notes to an editable Pages or Word file

I have a keynote presentation with about 100 slides and presentation notes.

I want to redesign my slides to have fewer words and more images and move the words and presentation notes into a separate handout.

How can I export or extract the content from the slides and presentation notes to a pages or word document where I can make further edits and turn it into a guide or handout? Or is there a tool I can use that can extract the information for me?

I could do this in powerpoint, but can't figure out how to do it from keynote.

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Posted on May 3, 2023 4:05 PM

Keynote does not have an inbuilt tool to extract text from a Keynote presentation

The procedure I use is:

In Keynote, go to File > Export to PDF

In the PDF settings window, select Include Presenter notes

open the pdf in PDF to text or Document Converter available from the Mac App Store 

convert and save to text file.

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How to extract files or objects from a Keynote presentation

By Sudz Kar 15 comments Last updated December 29, 2022

If you’re in school or give a lot of presentations for your job, then you’ve probably experienced a time when someone sent you a Keynote file. But then you need or want to get a picture, graph, movie, or another type of content out of that file to save it as a separate file .  But how???

Keynote presentations usually contain a lot of media files and objects such as videos, photos, images, sounds or documents – pdfs- or other embedded objects. And sometimes it’s easy to get things out by showing packaged content–it all depends on your macOS or Mac OS X version. However, no matter your operating system, you can easily extract these files or objects from a Keynote presentation by converting the presentation to a “zipped” file folder. 

These tips work for Apple’s entire iWork Suite, not just Keynote. That includes Pages and Numbers.

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Note: You can use this method to extract files from PowerPoint files too.

Look For Packaged Content

1-locate the keynote presentation (or powerpoint), 2-make a copy of the presentation file, 3-now you will have the duplicate, 4-now click use .zip if you see the following message, 5-to unzip this file, double-click it, 6-included are videos, sound files or documents are found in the data folder, want another way.

Before you go the manual route, try looking for it within the Keynote file. Right click on a Keynote document and look for the option called Show Package Contents. That opens up a folder with all the documents in that Keynote file. If you don’t see an option for Show Package Contents, follow need the manual steps below.

Old Versions Of Keynote

In older versions of Keynote, the Keynote file is not a single file but rather a directory. It contains many files and directories and the data content is encrypted. When you right click the old version of pages document, it shows Show Package Contents. Accessing this file content gives you all your Keynote file directory and files. Most files like images, graphs, and other content is stored in the Data folder.

New Version Of Pages Document File Format

In the newer version of Keynote, the Keynote file is a single file AND NOT  a directory. So when you right click it, you don’t see the Show Package Contents menu option. So if you’re running a newer version of Keynote, follow the directions below to access your Keynote file content.

Here is how to extract files or objects from a Keynote presentation

Simply right click on the file and select duplicate.

In our example here, it is the appletoolbox copy file. Now select this new file by clicking on it and press enter to change the file extension. Change the file extension to .zip by typing .zip after the file name . So in our example, the file is now called  appletoolbox copy.zip , as shown below:

This creates a new folder, which includes all the content files.

Now copy any files and objects to any other locations.  This method is identical to the macOS Show Package Contents.

Starting with Keynote 6.5.3, all iWork applications, including Keynote, have a method to convert a single-file document into a package file format. So if the two tips above didn’t work for you, give this one a try.

Go to Keynote’s File menu and choose Advanced > Change File Type > Select Package Instead of Single File. Then Save.

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September 9, 2023 at 2:22 PM

Awesome explanation, thank you! Great approach on Apples part!

November 5, 2021 at 9:31 AM

Thank you! I thought they just got rid of the package option until I found your post. Much appreciated!

April 12, 2021 at 3:59 AM

genius. thanx!

March 4, 2021 at 7:10 AM

I worked, this was so helpful, thank you very much!

December 13, 2019 at 7:54 AM

Thank you!!!!! :):):)::):)

February 10, 2019 at 3:34 PM

Slick approach! Needed to extract a video from a Keynote presentation – worked on an iPad using GoodReader to unzip…thanks for the idea!

January 22, 2019 at 11:52 AM

The .zip file worked PERFECTLY. So awesome – thank you!

January 21, 2018 at 9:19 AM

this was hugely helpful–thanks!!!

December 4, 2017 at 11:08 PM

Thank you! This worked perfectly!

August 12, 2017 at 1:32 AM

For some reasons it did not work for me, the computer does not generate this data folder, it only creates another zip file. Not sure why. Any suggestions?

August 14, 2017 at 1:48 PM

Hi Isabelle,

Try the following: Go to Keynote’s File menu and choose Advanced > Change File Type > Select Package Instead of Single File. Then Save.

Right click on that new Keynote document and look for the option called Show Package Contents. That opens up a folder with all the documents in that Keynote file. Hopefully, you find what you need extracted from the presentation there.

March 23, 2017 at 7:15 PM

Thank you so much! I needed to get the audio off my old Keynote to reuse on a new project and really didn’t want to have to re-record it again. This saved me so much time and trouble! Thank you!

January 11, 2017 at 11:40 AM

I was going crazy trying to extract a video from a keynote document!! Thaks a lot! So simple and easy to follow!!

August 18, 2016 at 12:53 PM

This tip was a creative game changer- Thank you

March 24, 2016 at 9:17 AM

This tip saved my team a lot of work copying and pasting…thank you! Easy to follow, easy to understand. Perfect.

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How to Convert Apple Keynote Files to PowerPoint Presentations

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Apple's Keynote app is part of their iWork suite, the equivalent of Microsoft Office for Windows devices. Several iOS users and Mac users use Keynote to create presentations. However, when you step outside of the Apple ecosystem, you'll run into compatibility issues with Keynote files.

Unfortunately, Microsoft PowerPoint doesn't have native support for Keynote files, which means you need to convert them into a compatible file format before accessing your presentations on a Windows computer or Android device. Here, we'll cover the different ways to export your Keynote files as PowerPoint presentations.

How to Convert Keynote Files to PowerPoint Presentations on iPhone & iPad

Let's start with the Keynote app for the iPhone and iPad, since many people who own them use a Windows PC too. First, make sure you have the Keynote app installed on your device and then follow the steps below to convert them to PowerPoint files:

• Open the Keynote app on your iPhone or iPad and select the presentation you want to convert.
• Tap on the More button, which is indicated with a three-dot icon.
• Next, select Export from the pop-up menu.
• Now, choose PowerPoint for the exported file format.

The Keynote app will now prompt you to share the converted presentation. You can use the iOS share sheet that shows up on your screen to either share the converted file with your contacts or save it to the Files app.

Related: Advanced Tips for Pages, Numbers, and Keynote

How to Convert Keynote Files to PowerPoint Presentations on a Mac

The Keynote app on the Mac functions similarly to its iOS/iPadOS version. However, due to the differences in the operating system, the steps you need to follow slightly vary. So, here's what you need to do:

• Launch the Keynote app on your Mac and open the presentation file you want to convert.
• Click on File from the menu bar and then choose Export to > PowerPoint from the dropdown menu.
• You'll have the option to add a password to your converted document. Click Next to continue.
• Select your desired name and location for the converted file and click Export .

As you can see, the procedure is pretty simple. You can now open this file in Microsoft PowerPoint or Google Slides and continue making changes to the presentation. Additionally, you can also choose older file formats from Advanced Options during the export to ensure the converted file is compatible with older versions of PowerPoint.

Related: Tips and Tricks for Amazing Keynote Presentations on Mac

How to Convert Apple Keynote Files to PowerPoint Presentations on iCloud

Don't have access to an Apple device at the moment? No problem. You can utilize iCloud's web client to quickly access your Keynote files and convert them to PowerPoint files. All you need is an Apple account and a device with a desktop-class web browser. Follow these simple instructions:

• Visit iCloud.com using your web browser and log in with your Apple account.
• Choose Keynote from the list of apps displayed on the home page.
• Find the file you want to convert and click on the three-dots icon that shows up when you hover the cursor over it.
• Now, select Download a Copy from the context menu.
• Lastly, choose PowerPoint as the download format.

The file should now begin downloading to your device in the popular .PPT or. PPTX file format that PowerPoint uses. Don't have an Apple account either? In that case, you can use the site CloudConvert to convert your Keynote files into PowerPoint presentations.

Convert Your Keynote Presentations Into PowerPoint Files Easily

You're not limited to a single method, even if you don't have access to an Apple device. Therefore, if someone accidentally sent you a Keynote file that is unsupported on your Windows computer, you can always use iCloud or CloudConvert for file conversion.

However, if you use an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, make sure to export your document in the format PowerPoint supports for better compatibility across operating systems.

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How to convert a Keynote document to a PowerPoint document

All Mac and iOS devices such as iPhone and iPad come  with a suite of office applications pre-installed. This includes Keynote, a presentation software app very similar to PowerPoint, its Microsoft counterpart.

Keynote presentations can easily be viewed on any Apple hardware, but as an application exclusive to Apple platforms, there can be compatibility issues when wanting to share a Keynote document with a Windows user. To avoid these compatibility issues between Mac and Windows, one can save Keynote documents created on Mac as PowerPoint documents that will easily be viewable on Windows.

In this post, we will show you how to save or convert a Keynote document to a PowerPoint document and make sure your presentation can work across both Mac and Windows platforms.

How to convert a Keynote presentation to a PowerPoint presentation on Mac

If you’re working with a .key presentation on your Mac and want to turn it into a .pptx presentation, follow these simple instructions:

1) On your Mac, create a new presentation or open an existing one.

2) Go to File > Export To > PowerPoint…

3) In the window that appears on your screen, you can click on Advanced Options and choose between the .pptx and .ppt formats. If you are saving this presentation to use on a newer Windows computer, which is most likely, select .pptx which is the default option anyway. Click Next to continue.

4) Enter a name of the exported document and select a location where you want to save it to, then click Export to finalize.

Once exported, you will be able to share your newly converted .ppt or .pptx file with any Windows user. Although some animations and fonts might not port over properly from your original Keynote document, the exported file should be mostly compatible with Windows computers.

How to save a Keynote file as a PowerPoint file on iPhone or iPad

The process described above for Mac is virtually the same on iOS, whether you are using an iPhone or iPad:

1) On your iPhone or iPad, open an existing Keynote presentation, or create a new one.

2) Tap on the ” … ” ellipsis icon in the upper right corner of the screen.

3) Select Export .

4) Choose the PowerPoint format. Note that unlike the file conversion process on Mac, iOS doesn’t let you choose between the .ppt or .pptx file formats as it uses .pptx by default.

5) Finally, select how you want to share the converted document. You may share it by email or iMessage, but you can also save it to the Files app or any cloud-based storage service such as Dropbox.

As you can see, the conversion process is fairly quick and simple. The best thing is it doesn’t only work for Keynote. For example, you’d follow the same basic instructions if you wanted to  save a Pages document as a Word document .

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If someone sends you a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, but you’d rather use Apple’s presentation software, Keynote, you're in luck! Apple's done all the hard work for you. Here's how to convert a PowerPoint presentation to Keynote.

Apple created Keynote knowing that nearly everyone using it would be coming from PowerPoint. This is no surprise, as PowerPoint has 16 years on Keynote and basically owned the presentation software market before Keynote came along.

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Knowing this, Apple made it incredibly simple to move from PowerPoint to Keynote by allowing you to open PPTX files directly in Keynote.

To do so, just open Keynote on your Mac, and then click "File" in the taskbar.

In the drop-down menu, click "Open."

In Finder, navigate to the PowerPoint presentation you want to open, select it, and then click "Open."

The PowerPoint file will open in Keynote, with some caveats. Unless you’re unusually lucky, you’ll likely see a warning appear. In our example, the source files for some fonts Keynote doesn’t support are missing. We click "Show" to get more information.

A dialog box appears that will allow you to resolve any issue(s).

In our example, the fonts that have a Warning icon next to them need to be replaced. We click the arrows to the right of each font to select a replacement.

When you’re satisfied with your selections, click "Replace Fonts."

Note that this could change some formatting within the presentation, so it’s best to give it a quick once-over after you replace any fonts.

To convert a PPTX file to a KEY file, save it, click "File" in the taskbar, and then click "Save."

Give your presentation a name, choose where you want to save it, and then click "Save."

Your PPTX file is now a KEY file.

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• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft PowerPoint