Keynote won't print divider or rule lines

Well done Dendronotus, this is what I would have recommended as a fix. I looked in the pdf (print as pdf) and there are borders to the pics, but their thickness is 0.5 points, which means they may not come out in print on a lot of printers, I could not see any lines for people to write notes on, a la powerpoint handouts. I would have done exactly as you did but using acrobat pro that allows you to edit pdfs to certain degree, you can cut and past the new presentation over an old template. Alternatively, the other solution would be to use Illustrator or Freehand (showing my age there), to change the width of the frame already around the pics of the slides to 1 pt or more, and create a grid of lines to write on, once done you would just duplicate them.

I have just been in contact with apple regarding this issue.

Though they couldn't give me any information today, i was promised a status update by the middle of next week.

So, i hope the we get some good news on this issue soon, though that is by no means certain.

Has anyone found a fix for this? I have also had the problem. I've tried changing various options, like number of slides per page, whether or not slides print with a border, etc., and nothing seems to make any difference.

Tobias, did Apple ever get back to you about this?

Not as such. I have a case running with them. And i'm calling them basically once a week for an update.

The guy i'm talking to wasn't in today(i just finished a call), but i was told that he is awaiting a reply from a technician.

But i'm going to call them again on monday.

Add me to the list of professorial types dealing with this problem. I just tried updating some handouts and noticed it and am glad to see others here confirm it.

Has anyone tried going back to PowerPoint? I hate the thought but it might offer a solution.

Wow... No solutions since September??? So Mobile Me support made me upgrade to Snow Leopard which I had to pay $200 for and it didn't even solve my original problem. Thanks.

Now I can't print rule lines in Keynote? I love this software and am completely disappointed that there has been no resolution to this for months and months! I'm just like the others in this forum - Academic with a need to print handouts for students, however, I also conduct International Meetings and Seminars. This problem has really set me back.

Go back to PPT? Hmmm... I dunno... Apple!! Please help us all quickly so we don't have to go back to an MS product!!! Please!!!!!

Ok, finally got some information from Apple.

As is usually the case with Apple, this is the response.

"The technicians are aware of the problem, and a solution is being worked on.

Wait for a bugfix through the normal patching system".

I couldn't get any information on how long they have been working on the problem(or if they just started working on it now). But they are working on a patch.

So, all we can do is wait.

I don't think this is a Snow Leopard issue.

I have Keynote '09 (5.0.3) running on Leopard (10.5) and I am having the same issue: neither divider lines nor rule lines print out.

Therefore, it's strictly a Keynote '09 issue.

I have a feeling the "fix" will come in the form of Keynote '10, which is rumored to be announced Any Day Now. At least I hope it's fixed in the new version!

Not just Keynote '09; I was having the problem in Keynote '08 after upgrading to Snow Leopard.

twrojas wrote:
I don't think this is a Snow Leopard issue.

I have Keynote '09 (5.0.3) running on Leopard (10.5) and I am having the same issue: neither divider lines nor rule lines print out.

Therefore, it's strictly a Keynote '09 issue.

All is well here on this PPC running 10.5.8. Still could be an Intel issue I suppose.

Jerry

It is not just a Keynote '09 issue - I have Keynote '08 and I too upgraded to Snow Leopard, but I only recently noticed it about one month ago when I needed to print handouts with rules lines.

I truly hope we get an answer soon or more appropriately a fix soon.

I did this and it worked for me. It took some trial and error, however, to get a set of lines that were conveniently spaced for people to write in. It is still a problem if you actually USE the notes section of your slides. It means you need two copies of the presentation - one for presenting, and one for printing handouts. And it doesn't let Apple off the hook for fixing this flaw in the app.