Browsing Websites while in Presenter View Mode?

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Browsing Websites while in Presenter View Mode?

Hi,

I am doing many presentations where I have to comment on the content of websites and I have been using a lot the Web View feature, which I love. However, I don't seem to be able to do it while on presenter view mode, since I can't click on the slide to open the browser; it will just go to the next slide.

Is there any way of doing this (apart from using single screen mode)? I am very comfortable on Two Screens mode and I don't want to go on One Screen mode just because I have to show a website online...

Thanks

JL

Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Posted on Jun 1, 2006 6:24 AM

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Answer 1

Brian Peat

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Jun 1, 2006 9:55 AM in response to jldevicente

the best way to do this is have safari already open and move the browser window over to screen 2. Set up a link to a website on your slide, and when you click it, Keynote will hide and you'll see the safari window already sitting there. You won't have a menu bar since it's on your other screen, but you'll have the address bar and a fully working web window. when you're done, move your mouse over to your dock and click the Keynote icon, it'll come back to where you left it.

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jldevicente Author

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Jun 1, 2006 10:50 AM in response to Brian Peat

Yes, but how do I click on a link in presenter view mode? If I press the mouse, it will just go to the next slide and ignore any link that I have introduced in the slide.

Thanks

JL

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Answer 3

Brian Peat

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Jun 1, 2006 12:16 PM in response to jldevicente

it's supposed to work. You have to swing your mouse out onto screen 2 and click the link there, NOT on your preview slide on the presenter screen.

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jldevicente Author

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Jun 1, 2006 1:34 PM in response to Brian Peat

Thanks. This actually work as you said, by clicking on screen 2.

However, in most cases this may not be very useful...since you have to browse the website also in screen 2, which most times will be behind you, and if it's big it will be hard to read and many links will be hard to reach...

Anyway, I imagine there is no other way and what we need is another feature for Keynote 4...maybe automatic switching from 2 screen to mirror when you browse a website?

JL

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Answer 5

Brian Peat

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Jun 2, 2006 6:33 AM in response to jldevicente

As one user pointed out a while back, Keynote needs what PPT already has, a proxy preview screen. It lets you use the mouse on YOUR little preview screen and the mouse actually appears and moves on screen 2.

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