11/7/2023 0 Comments Neon keynote logo![]() Since you can create and edit your own icons (#1 on this list), and Keynote comes with a freehand drawing tool, I can now create icons and characters for the book and design all the art on custom-sized Keynote slides (#3 on this list). This year, I said I would create a children’s book and after months of struggle, I found inspiration in a strange place….Keynote. I also use this post to “blackmail” myself into trying something different and expanding my skill set. For bonus, add a text box that matches the color with a quote or saying (use the eye drop tool on the color palette to match colors)Įvery year I try and predict certain educational or technology innovations.Using the Alpha tool, carefully remove part of the black and white image (click and drag in small amounts) to reveal the color image behind the black and white image.Turn the saturation all the way down (-100).Select the image and click on the Adjust tool.Customize your toolbar (go to View->Customize toolbar…) and add the “Adjust Image” tool and the “Instant Alpha” tool to your tool bar.Add the color image you want to alter to your slide.Now, since I can change the slides into any custom size and import as an image (see #3 above), that means I can do the same thing with an image that I alter. In the past, if I wanted to make this “Color Pop” effect, I had to import the image into Photoshop, remove the color, create a layer, lasso the object, add back the color, etc. I love seeing black & white images where a part of the color of the image stands out. Create a Color Pop effect with black & white images (I even made the featured image for this blog post in Keynote) 4. Side note: I also use Keynote to create custom banners for Google Forms, since you can change the slide size to something wide (Like 940 x 360) and export it as an image. ![]() Once you are done creating your infographic, export it as either an image or a PDF to share with others in device agnostic formats. Since Keynote has pre-built guides, it will do the spacing for you and lock them into place when they are evenly distributed. Now that Keynote comes pre-built with icons and you can create your own (point #1), you can design, group, and arrange items on a longer slide that is visually appealing. Besides the standard and widescreen options, you can create a “Custom slide size.” One note, do this BEFORE you create your slides or infographic as it will alter the images and text on your slide if you do it after the fact. You can also change the size and shape of your keynote slide in the “Document” menu of your presentation. Keynote comes with multiple export options including images and PDFs. The good news is, you can re-arrange slides and the links will remain intact. Select the slide that you want the image to link to. Two-finger click (right-click) on an object to “Add link” then select Slide as the link destination. Create a Choose-your-own-Adventure storyĭo you remember HyperStudio stacks? How about those old Choose-Your-Own-Adventure stories? With slide hyperlinking in Keynote you can recreate this same feel by making text or images “hyper-linkable”. You’ll be prompted to give it a name and from now on, this icon will appear on your “My shapes” list in Keynote. Once you’ve finished creating your new icon, two-finger click (right-click) on the object and choose “Save to My Shapes”. You can also use tricks like “subtract” to create voids or spaces in your shapes (like when creating an iPad icon). This is different than “Group” as it binds all the assets together into one solid shape. Simply make a bunch of overlapping circles, select all of them, then click on “Arrange” and “Unite” to create a solid icon that you can now change into multiple colors. Let’s say you are wanting to make a cloud icon different than the one in the shapes kit. However, there may be times when the icon you are looking for is not in Keynote. All of these icons can be manipulated, edited, color formatted, and broken apart. With the latest iOS11 update there is now a bevy of new icons available. Here are a few things I bet you didn’t know you could do with Keynote: 1. Even in rooms with the most polished Keynote users, I always show them something they didn’t know they could do with it. I’ve even starting teaching some “Keynote Master Class” courses for teachers and coaches in my district and at other events that I’m a part of. I use Keynote for MacOS for pretty much everything these days.
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