Creating iPad-friendly Keynote presentations
Although you can create great-looking presentations using Keynote on the iPad, you can't use all of the features available on a Mac. To avoid surprises, follow these simple steps.
Use themes that are available on the iPad.
- Black
- White
- Gradient
- Showroom
- Moroccan
- Craft
- Harmony
- Modern Portfolio
- Blackboard
- Parchment
When selecting a theme, make sure your slide size is 1024 x 768.
Use fonts that are available on the iPad.
| Academy Engraved LET | Chalkboard SE | Gurmukhi MN | Optima |
| American Typewriter | Chalkduster | Heiti SC | Oriya Sangam MN |
| Apple Color Emoji | Cochin | Heiti TC | Palatino |
| AppleGothic | Copperplate | Helvetica | Papyrus |
| Arial | Courier | Helvetica Neue | Party LET |
| Arial Hebrew | Courier New | Hiragino Kaku Gothic ProN | Sinhala Sangam MN |
| Arial Rounded MT Bold | Devanagari Sangam MN | Hiragino Mincho ProN | Snell Roundhand |
| Bangla Sangam MN | Didot | Hoefler Text | Tamil Sangam MN |
| Baskerville | Euphemia UCAS | Kailasa | Telugu Sangam MN |
| Bodoni 72 | Futura | Kannada Sangam MN | Thonburi |
| Bodoni 72 Oldstyle | Geeza Pro | Malayalam Sangam MN | Times New Roman |
| Bodoni 72 Smallcaps | Georgia | Marion | Trebuchet MS |
| Bodoni Ornaments | Gill Sans | Marker Felt | Verdana |
| Bradley Hand | Gujarati Sangam MN | Noteworthy | Zapf Dingbats |
| Zapfino |
Use Builds and Transitions that are available on the iPad
iPad Builds
| Anvil | Dissolve | Orbital | Typewriter |
| Appear/Disappear | Fall Apart | Pivot | Wipe |
| Blast | Drift | Pop | 3D Crane |
| Blinds | Drop | Scale | 3D Grow |
| Bouncy | Flash Bulbs | Scale Big | 3D Radial |
| Comet | Flip | Sparkle | 3D Rotate |
| Compress/Expand | Fly In/Fly Out | Spin | 3D Rotate & Grow |
| Confetti | Iris | Squish | 3D Z Axis |
| Cube | Lens Flare | Swoosh | Flame |
| Diffuse | Move In/Move Out | Twirl | Shimmer |
iPad Transitions
| Magic Move | Flip | Twist | Twirl |
| Revolve | Flop | Dissolve | Fade Through Color |
| Anagram | Iris | Move In | Object Push |
| Blinds | Mosaic | Push | Object Zoom |
| Color Panes | Page Flip | Reveal | Swing |
| Confetti | Reflection | Scale | Perspective |
| Cube | Revolving Door | Wipe | |
| Doorway | Swap | Drop | |
| Fall | Swoosh | Pivot |
Use the following Master Slides:
- Blank
- Title
- Title & Subtitle
- Title & Bullets
- Title, Bullets & Photo
- Bullets
- Photo
- Photo - Horizontal
Use only PNG images
Do not override theme backgrounds
Don't group objects and apply an effect to the group
Sources:
Apple's Keynote for iPad Best Practices Guide