Can't open Keynote 09 file

Maybe you have solved this problem, but you can download older versions of keynote here.

http://support.apple.com/downloads/#keynote

The files in this link are not applications, they are partial updates to full versions of installed applications.

They are of no use if you dont have any of the original versions of the application installed.

So what I'm getting from all this is that Keynote's default action for any problem with fonts, images, links, versions, formts, time of day, phase of the moon, etc, is to simply fail the file and make it the user's problem.

Nice work Apple.

Now, what was your stock price, again?

Are you connected to a network at the time? I've just been having the same issues. The files keynote is trying to open are double the actual size. I found that when I pull out my network cable, hey presto it opens. Put the cable back in and try again and it won't open. Weird.

You replied to a 5 year old post; both the operating system and the Keynote application have been superseded by new upgrades since then.

The original issue was a corrupt file which was a well known issue at that time.

If your file was corrupt, unplugging a cable would not help as corrupt files are unrepairable.

Five year old post it may be (I confess I didn't notice that) however I have the latest operating system and the latest keynote. Both upgraded updates today which were supposed to fix instability issues and bugs. And still keynote won't open unless I unplug the network cable. Incidentally, this issue only started after I upgraded to Mavericks and all the software upgrades that went along with that.

tnx man!

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but... where is keynote '09???

anyone out there?

keynote 6.2.2 backwards compatibility **** of course...

sorry guys, but this can't be serious any longer. what a hassle..!

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Apple only supply the latest version of Applications therefore Keynote 5.3 which is part of iWorks 09 is no longer available from Apple,but is still available from Ebay or Amazon for a very reasonable price.

tnx gary for your reply...

but: i can't remember any message from apple noticing me (at the time i upgraded) that

- the update wouldn't be backwards compatible...

- that i had to keep my old version to open my existing keynote files...

(instead: the old vs. was removed, ha!)

sorry, but that's just simply said 'crappy work'. can't imagine doing this for my clients...

ps. so i'll dive into my old software cd's and install an older version of keynote once again... yeah, right... tnx apple!

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If you updated to Mavericks from a previous system and upgraded to Keynote version 6 series, iWork and Keynote version 5.3 is retained in the iWork 09 folder in Applications.

Many applications from Apple are not backwards compatible, However Keynote from 6.2.2 and 6.5 will open Keynote 5.3 files.

Hey man, this works. You've really saved my day!!

Thank you soooo much!

I was so afraid i lost everything, you are a mac magician!

You are my hero.