How to Put a Picture on a Keynote Presentation on a MacBook

If you're a Mac user, you don't need to feel slighted on the presentation software front. Apple's graphics-rich presentation program "Keynote" can help you create presentations with special effects, animation and transitions much like PowerPoint's. Keynote also works seamlessly with your iPhoto library to import pictures into your slide deck, and the user-friendly drag-and-drop functionality is a quick way to put pictures into your presentation. If you're using Keynote on your MacBook, the only difference you'll experience in importing your pictures is that you'll use the trackpad in place of a mouse.

Instructions

1. Click on the "Keynote" icon on your dock to launch the program. Click on the theme name or icon in the window to highlight your preferred design style when the window opens. Click on the "Slide Size" drill-down menu to choose your preferred slide size. Click the "Choose" button. Alternatively, click the "Open an Existing File..." button to work with a previously saved Keynote document. Navigate to the document from the "Open" window, then click the "Open" button.

2. Click the "Masters" drill-down menu from the toolbar, then select a formatted Master slide that contains a template photo spot.

3. Click the "Media" icon in the toolbar at the top right of the document. Click the "Photos" button, then choose "iPhoto" or other photo source under the "Photos" tab.

4. Click the thumbnail of the photo you want to insert, then drag it to the slide. Alternatively, drag a picture from the desktop to the slide.

References

• "Presenting Keynote: The Insider's Guide To Creating Great Presentations"; Eric Holsinger; 2003
• Pensacola Catholic High School: Lesson 2 - Adding and Enhancing Photos in Keynote