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see Change a presentation’s language and formatting.

2. In the theme chooser, scroll to find the type of presentation you want to create, then double-click
the theme to open it.

3. To use a different layout for the first slide, click the Change Master button in the sidebar on the
right, then select a different layout.
Each slide layout is a master slide you can use as a starting point for your content.

4. To add your own content to the presentation, do any of the following:

 Add a slide: Click in the toolbar, then select a layout.
 Add text: Double-click placeholder text and type your own.
 Add an image: Drag an image from your Mac or a webpage to a placeholder image or

anywhere else on the slide, or click in the lower-right corner of a placeholder image to
replace it with your own.

5. Choose File > Save, enter a name, choose a location, then click Save.
If iCloud Drive is set up on your Mac, Keynote saves the presentation to iCloud Drive by default.
You can change the name of the presentation or change where it’s saved at any time.

6. To play the presentation, click in the toolbar, then press the arrow keys to advance through
the slides.
To end the presentation, press Esc (Escape). For more ways to show a presentation, see Play a
presentation on your Mac.

7. To close the presentation when you’re finished working, click the red close button in the top-left
corner of the window.
Keynote automatically saves your changes, so you won’t lose any of your work.

Ten easy ways to make any presentation awesome
(http://hughculver.com/10-easy-ways-make-powerpoint-presentation-awesome/)

We’ve all suffered through horrible slide shows with long lists of unreadable bullets, pixelated clip art
delivered by a speaker who constantly turns away from the audience so they can read from the screen.
Here are 10 tips to creating a better presentation:

1. Build your slides last.

You could be tempted to start monkeying with slides early in your speech writing process – don’t. It’s
like building a road – until you know where that road is heading there’s no point laying down sidewalks
and planting trees. Your slides are there to ADD to a well-designed speech, not to replace it.

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