Lion and Keynote Problems

Unfortunately, in my Mac downgrading did not solve the problem. The ball stays steady for long time as before.

I have to reverse the computer back to the previous condition to the lion upgrade, that means waisted precious time, lost data, emails etc.

My presentations are heavy (also 1G) for medical pics and movies.

I am furious about this like many other colleagues in the University that bought Macs...). If something goes wrong in my next lectures, it would be a serious professional image damage.

What is more and more irritating is that I sent a communication to Apple support without any reply.

SIC.

Fernando Zarone

The key to the downgrade is to use Koenig's deletion script before reinstalling iwork from an earlier disk version as a mere over writiting of the 5.1 installation with an older version does not remove some of the 5.1 elements that are embedded throughout the system.

I used Appcleaner, thought it would remove all the preference files. What is the script you are talking about? Sorry for bothering you, but believe me, fuzzydog, I am very upset and worried...

Here is the link to the script. See an earlier post by me in this discussion with detailed instructions on how to downgrade to 5.05.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3272551?answerId=15969759022#15969759022

Here is my earlier post.

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3199161?answerId=15969819022#15969819022

I have foud the best way to keep actual presentation issues from happening is by locking the file by clicking the title of the document and picking lock. It will prompt you to unlock the file when you want to save it the next time.. This keeps the file from even being considered for autosave. Hope this can help someone!

I found Joel's advice helpful in stopping some of my own spinning wheel issues from switching between apps and being in presentation mode. I'll reiterate what he advised:

1) Uncheck "Backup previous version" in Keynote's Preferences.

2) Make a duplicate copy of your file that has issues and save it.

3) If you still get spinning wheels from switching between apps after editing or 10 seconds of inactivity, manually save with command+s. It may beach ball here but be patient and wait for it to finish! Try editing and resume doing work now.

Command+s may be a bit slow but I think that might be normal since the files are so big.

Hope this helps! Let me know if it works for you guys.

Fuzzydog, I do have to thank you so much. I tried to use the indicated uninstaller, but some related files still remained in the system, perhaps for a different synthaxis between the directory names in the italian version of OS. So, I removed ALL I say ALL of the iWork-related files, reinstalled the iWork '09, then immediately the 5.05 upgrade and everything now is fluent like before, without reinstalling the old OS.

To the other unfortunate friends I say: go with confidence, this is the way. I'll be using the (old) Keynote hard in the next days, in case of problems I'll let you know, but up to now i have edited, saved, renamed files as before upgrading... ehm ... the OS.

Waiting for an... iWork...ing new release

THANKS from the bottom of my heart

Fernando Zarone

University of Napoli "Federico II" (Italy)

I'm glad I could help. Please mark my post as helpful or a solution. I share an office with an professor who grew up and went to college in Florence.🙂

I've used Lion on a projector with Keynote. I had no problems with it at all. I was running it on a Macbook Pro 2.5GHz i5 with 4 GB of RAM. It was a multimedia presentation with embedded video and sound in addition to graphics. A second presenter used Lion with Staroffice, also with good results, and he was using an older 15" macbook pro.

Of course. I am new to the forum, how to do? I marked as liked, is that right?

When coming to Italy, welcome to Napoli. :-)

You can contact me at my email zarone@unina.it

Thanks again

Fernando

This worked for me, thank you!!

Glad to hear that Joel's method works. Any others out there that tried his steps and worked?

Guys,

I`ve just noticed that there is an update on Iwork on Software Update, Cross your fingers and Good lick

Ali Tahmaseb

Sorry Guys,

I was wrong. It was just one of my computers which didnt have the last update of couple of weeks ago. Nothing has changed. Sorry,

Ali