Comments on: K09 Tip: Multi-color gradients http://www.keynoteuser.com/2009/02/11/k09-tip-multi-color-gradients/ The place for all things Keynote Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:37:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Links 02/14/09 « Simply Presentation http://www.keynoteuser.com/2009/02/11/k09-tip-multi-color-gradients/comment-page-1/#comment-13206 Links 02/14/09 « Simply Presentation Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:01:05 +0000 http://www.keynoteuser.com/?p=1507#comment-13206 [...] KeynoteUser: K09 Tip: Multi-color gradients [...] [...] KeynoteUser: K09 Tip: Multi-color gradients [...]

]]> By: Simply Presentation http://www.keynoteuser.com/2009/02/11/k09-tip-multi-color-gradients/comment-page-1/#comment-13193 Simply Presentation Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:53:21 +0000 http://www.keynoteuser.com/?p=1507#comment-13193 [...] KeynoteUser: K09 Tip: Multi-color gradients [...] [...] KeynoteUser: K09 Tip: Multi-color gradients [...]

]]> By: Ken Drake http://www.keynoteuser.com/2009/02/11/k09-tip-multi-color-gradients/comment-page-1/#comment-13173 Ken Drake Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:19:14 +0000 http://www.keynoteuser.com/?p=1507#comment-13173 As with most apps, the BEST results are obtained with the native format. Anything OTHER than the native format is likely to cause problems especially when considering features that don't exist in the older version. In this instance, when you get the warning while saving that something didn't get converted right, you need to fix those before you export. In the case of the gradient, you can copy it, open Preview, do Command-N, copy what shows up in the PDF window, then Paste that back into Keynote. Now, you'll have an image that's more likely to show up the way you want it in older versions of Keynote (PowerPoint, since it lacks Keynote's ability to display many different alpha-channel formats, will still have problems even with those) As with most apps, the BEST results are obtained with the native format. Anything OTHER than the native format is likely to cause problems especially when considering features that don’t exist in the older version.

In this instance, when you get the warning while saving that something didn’t get converted right, you need to fix those before you export. In the case of the gradient, you can copy it, open Preview, do Command-N, copy what shows up in the PDF window, then Paste that back into Keynote. Now, you’ll have an image that’s more likely to show up the way you want it in older versions of Keynote (PowerPoint, since it lacks Keynote’s ability to display many different alpha-channel formats, will still have problems even with those)

]]> By: Keith Lucas http://www.keynoteuser.com/2009/02/11/k09-tip-multi-color-gradients/comment-page-1/#comment-13165 Keith Lucas Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:41:46 +0000 http://www.keynoteuser.com/?p=1507#comment-13165 This is a great advance on the rather crude fills on 08. However, much as I detest PowerPoint, it is light years ahead of Keynote in this area with an amazing variety of 3D fills and professional effects. What's more, you can then save the finished object as an image (jpeg, pdf, etc.) so that it is stays looking the way you intended. With Keynote 09, not only are the fill options pretty limited, but if you save as an '08 file to enable share with colleagues everything new is lost, export to PowerPoint and it never looks right. Why can't the Apple wizards catch-up with the MS cowboys in the very area that Apple is supposed to be good at - graphics? This is a great advance on the rather crude fills on 08. However, much as I detest PowerPoint, it is light years ahead of Keynote in this area with an amazing variety of 3D fills and professional effects. What’s more, you can then save the finished object as an image (jpeg, pdf, etc.) so that it is stays looking the way you intended. With Keynote 09, not only are the fill options pretty limited, but if you save as an ‘08 file to enable share with colleagues everything new is lost, export to PowerPoint and it never looks right.
Why can’t the Apple wizards catch-up with the MS cowboys in the very area that Apple is supposed to be good at – graphics?

]]> By: Psiplex http://www.keynoteuser.com/2009/02/11/k09-tip-multi-color-gradients/comment-page-1/#comment-13158 Psiplex Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:47:35 +0000 http://www.keynoteuser.com/?p=1507#comment-13158 Great post! I didn't know this existed- just upgraded to iWork and iLife 09 from the 08 version and appreciate your tip! Respect Great post! I didn’t know this existed- just upgraded to iWork and iLife 09 from the 08 version and appreciate your tip!

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