Keynote 2026 - Part 1 - Preview

Keynote had a shake-up this year, and there are now two of them on the Mac. In the first of a two-part series, Lee works out which one you’ve got, then builds a real talk from a blank theme to a finished deck.

The trick is designing it once, so every slide falls into line without fixing each one by hand. You'll pick up the basics of creating your own theme, adding content including media, even charts that actually make sense. Then when you realise transitions aren't just for slides, everything starts to fall into place.

This video covers:

• Keynote Versions
• Choosing a Theme
• Interface Basics
• Adding Slides
• Organizing Slides
• Outline View
• Find and Replace
• Editing Style Layouts
• Adding Logos
• Creating New Slide Layouts
• Masking Images
• Remove Background from Images
• Using Shapes
• Grouping and Locking Objects
• Adding Movie Clips
• Adding Links
• Using Charts and Tables
• Transitions and Effects

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