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Keynote Overview

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What is Keynote?

Keynote for Mac makes it simple to create and deliver beautiful presentations. Updated for OS X El Capitan, Keynote employs powerful tools and dazzling effects that bring your ideas to life. You can work seamlessly between Mac and iOS devices. And work effortlessly with people who use Microsoft PowerPoint.

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Keynote for Mac makes it simple to create and deliver beautiful presentations. Updated for OS X El Capitan, Keynote employs powerful tools and dazzling effects that bring your ideas to life. You can work seamlessly between Mac and iOS devices. And work effortlessly with people who use Microsoft PowerPoint.

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4.0 out of 5
"Smoother than Powerpoint with better presentation capability"
I like the smooth yet simple presentation templates. The ease with which the presentations can look flawless is impeccable.
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4.5 out of 5
"One of the best tool for presentations with Live streaming"
- Our primary application to create presentations for our clients - Quality of the templates. Implementation is very easy, we created a lot of pr...
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5.0 out of 5
"Easy to use, great results"
Easy to use, and remote control via iPhone
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What do you like best about Keynote?

I like the ease of use of Keynote, and the ability to save out as Powerpoint if necessary. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Keynote?

Many features available in Keynote do not translate to Powerpoint. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Great for apple users; keep backgrounds simple if you are saving to PowerPoint. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Keynote solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am able to easily create presentations and save as a pdf for viewing. I like being able to save to Powerpoint, but not all features translate well to that program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Keynote?

A lot like powerpoint but a little better in every aspect of it, cleaner design makes doing presentations easier for me. Great integration with MacOSX, presenting is very intuitive and easy to do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Keynote?

It's only available on MacOSX, when I'm collaborating with someone that uses windows I'm forced to use powerpoint or another tool since this is not available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Worth the time leaning the software 100% Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Keynote solving and how is that benefiting you?

Creating presentations for my work is easier and faster than any other program I've tried so far. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Keynote?

Same great user interface as when I was in high school many years ago. Really stable, over the years I have been using it has not crashed even once. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Keynote?

Only available on MacOSX so it's not possible to collaborate when a coworker uses a Windows Machine Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Keynote:

If you work only with people using MacOSX then using this tool is the logical option Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Keynote solving and how is that benefiting you?

When I'm doing a presentation in Keynote I'm about 50% faster than in Powerpoint. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Keynote?

Key note is easy to use, it has all the basic functions of PowerPoint without the bulk. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Keynote?

The stylistic design choices can be limiting Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Keynote solving and how is that benefiting you?

The main problem is just adjusting to the interface after using power point for so long, additionally important other presentation formats can be problematic as keynote often doesn’t support certain fonts Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Keynote?

I like that Keynote is user friendly and in a pinch I can present slides at a meeting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Keynote?

It is not as advanced with features as Microsoft Power Point. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Keynote:

Keynote is an application that will enhance presentations and meeting in a very professional and efficient manner. It is easy to use even if you are not computer savvy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Keynote solving and how is that benefiting you?

There are times I need to "show" attendees at one of my meetings. Sometimes attendees can understand better the financial concept I'm trying to explain if they have a visual. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Keynote?

Keynote is great for Apple users who don't have access to Google Slides or PowerPoint Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Keynote?

It's weird to a lot of users who are used to the PowerPoint style of presentations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Keynote solving and how is that benefiting you?

Keynote was useful in getting a quick presentation together on a Mac Book. Other than that, no real benefit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Keynote?

I like the most the fact that it’s really simple to learn and personalize every tool. With an hour of work you can transform a project in an interactive presentation! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Keynote?

Some animations or effects are not working well if you export your file as a power point to show it in a windows pc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Keynote:

Try it, it’s simple! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Keynote solving and how is that benefiting you?

I can make any project more interesting and make it look really professional Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Keynote?

Apple's answer to Microsoft's legacy presentation package is a suitable PowerPoint equivalent for iOS platforms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Keynote?

Keynote suffers from its "me too" personna, offering no compellingly unique attribute. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Keynote solving and how is that benefiting you?

Compatibility with other presentation software is far from bulletproof. Expect don't mismatches on imported files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Keynote?

I like how much more open than some of the other more template-based programs, like Powerpoint. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Keynote?

Logging in is a bit more convoluted than just opening up Powerpoint on your laptop, but that is a minor inconvenience. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Keynote solving and how is that benefiting you?

Creating much more visually appealing presentations that look less cookie-cutter than some programs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Keynote?

Very easy to use, great UI/UX, nice templates, and very easy to share/collaborate/present. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Keynote?

Can be hard to customize certain elements of the presentation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Keynote solving and how is that benefiting you?

Creating nice looking powerpoints/presentations quickly, and presenting to anyone efficiently with its share features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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