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Keynote System Requirements

Wednesday, June 11, 2008, posted by Geetesh Bajaj at 9:15 am

Make sure you are aware of the system requirements for Apple Keynote and the rest of the Apple iWork programs before you buy a retail box. That’s one of the reasons why you should download a trial version of the product.

The current version, Keynote 08 (or Keynote 4), runs on Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, 10.5 Leopard, and later versions of OS X. And if you are running an earlier version of OS X, you’ll have to find an earlier version of Keynote and iWork as well (or upgrade your OS X version).

You can find older versions of Keynote and OS X on auction sites like eBay but be aware that the newest version of Keynote always has more features. Also, you might not be able to open Keynote presentations created in the new version inside older versions of Keynote, although the opposite is not true.

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Installing iWork (and Keynote)

Wednesday, June 11, 2008, posted by Geetesh Bajaj at 9:00 am

In this post, we’ll show you how you can install Apple iWork (and Apple Keynote) on your Mac. Remember, as of now, iWork comprises Keynote, Pages, and Numbers. You can also get a trial version of iWork before deciding to buy a retail version.

To install iWork, follow these steps:

Insert the iWork CD/DVD in your optical drive (and if you have downloaded the trial version, just double-click the downloaded file).
Either way, you’ll see the iWork installation screen that looks like what you can see in Figure 1, below.
Figure 1: iWork Install Screen
Now double-click the Install iWork option, and you’ll see a screen that says that iWork wants to determine if it can be installed, as shown in Figure 2, below. As you must have realized by now, you hardly have any choice but to click the Continue button. Do that!
Figure 2: iWork License Screen
Click the Continue button in the next screen as well, and you will see the Read Me screen. Read if you want, or just press Continue to view the License screen, shown in Figure 3, below. Next, you click the Continue button to get this moving. Click the Agree button in the pop-up screen that comes up.
Figure 3: Another iWork License Screen
Select the Destination drive to install iWork. If you have just one drive, that decision is already made for you. Then click Continue. Now, click the Install button in the next screen! And if that wasn’t enough, enter your computer password in the pop-up window that comes up, and click the OK button.
Now, if all goes well, the Installer will work for a while. After a while, you will see a screen that says everything went well, and iWork was successfully installed on your Mac, as shown in Figure 4, below.
Figure 4: iWork Successful Installation
Click the Close button and you are done with the installation.

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Techsmith launches Snagit 9

Tuesday, June 10, 2008, posted by Geetesh Bajaj at 9:30 am

Techsmith today launched one of their most awaited releases: the new version Techsmith Snagit 9, their screen capture product that does so much more than just screen capture. Snagit is an indispensable part of any computer we own, and the new version adds many new features and a cool, new interface.

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Buying iWork (and Keynote)

Tuesday, June 10, 2008, posted by Geetesh Bajaj at 9:15 am

You can buy a copy of Apple iWork (and Apple Keynote) as a retail boxed product on CD at any of the Apple stores or resellers. You can also buy the same boxed product from the Apple online store. There are different Apple stores on Apple’s various international sites.

In addition, you can buy an electronic download version of iWork from the Apple website.

Do remember that there are essentially two versions of iWork available:

The Single User pack can be installed on one system.
The Family Pack allows you to install on up to 5 systems in your household.

The Family Pack costs just a little bit more than the Single User pack, and so it makes a lot of sense to get that version even if you just need to install iWork on 2 systems. As you can see the pricing in Figure 1, below, a single user pack as of today costs $79, whereas a family pack costs $99.

Figure 1: iWork Purchase Options

No wonder everyone wants to buy the Family Pack!

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Getting a Trial Version of Keynote (and iWork)

Tuesday, June 10, 2008, posted by Geetesh Bajaj at 9:00 am

Unless your Mac came with a trial version of iWork, you’ll want to download the evaluation from the Apple site. You’ll also want to get the trial version if you are using an earlier version of Keynote and iWork, and want to see all the new improvements before you buy a retail copy of iWork.

You can download the trial version from the Apple iWork Trial page, as shown in Figure 1, below.

Figure 1: Apple iWork Trial Download

As you can see in the figure above, the current version of iWork is iWork 08 which includes Keynote 08. Be prepared for a long download though. As of today, the download is a whopping 469 megabytes.

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