Can't view .key package content

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Can't view .key package content

Tonight I needed to view the package content of a saved Keynote 09 .key file. Right clicked on the file and the feature is no longer in the drop down menu. So I tried an 08 file using 09 and the feature is there.

The work around was to save the file from 09 to a 08 file.

The reason I needed to view the content is, Keynote doesn't give a name to a master background image. Opening the package content one can copy the background image and then edit it in a an image program... and then place it back...mmm...

g-4 1.2 gig 1.5 gigs of ram, Mac OS X (10.4.11), Quicktime 7.5-FCS-

Posted on Jan 24, 2009 7:41 PM

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Kyn Drake

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Jan 24, 2009 8:05 PM in response to David M Brewer

You can also just change the file extension to .zip. When you double click it, OSX's built-in unzipper will take care of that for you. After unzipping, give that folder a .key extension and viola! A Keynote '09 package!

Also in the Preferences under General, you can select "Save new documents as packages" and that'll take care of you going forward. I wonder, though, if you set this preference, open a compressed Keynote '09 file, then Save As... a new file, would that also create a searchable package?? 🙂

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