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Presenter Display Options Are Missing in Keynote 6?

I upgraded to Mavericks / Keynote 6 yesterday.


I have a dual monitor setup on my iMac27, and today when I'm trying to play a keynote presentation, it displays on the wrong monitor.


I seem to be unable to switch it to my primary monitor, because the "Presenter Display Options" tab (under preferences) that was present in the previous version is alltogether missing.


  • Anyone else have this issue, and a work-around?
  • Where are the "Presenter Display Options"?



Thanks, JB

iMac (27-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.5.1)

Posted on Oct 23, 2013 7:23 AM

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Jul 31, 2017 12:13 PM in response to kkelley1123

There is an option to allow Presenter display be used when required in: Keynote > Preferences > Slideshow:

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Once this is enabled, the presentation will be shown on a second connected display, (often a projector) while Presenter Display is shown on the primary display of the Mac.


A second display must be connected and powered on for Presenter Display to show.

Oct 23, 2013 9:03 AM in response to JuergenB

I'm having the same issues.


I have found a bit of a work around, if you move your keynote window to the secondary display and then click play, you get your presenter display on the mbp and outputting to the external display.


Not ideal but it works for now!


I need apple to fix this ASAP as i use this program for professional purporses and cannot have a simple problem like this for corporate events!

Oct 23, 2013 9:46 AM in response to JuergenB

Thanks for the suggestions, folks!


I've also found another part of the work-around to get the presentation to permanently switch to the primary monitor:


  1. Enable "Presenter Display", under Keynote / Preferences, then click "Play"
  2. Notice the "Switch Display Icon" in the upper right corner, looks like a "Refresh" icon
  3. Toggle the presenter display until the presentation appears on the primary monitor
  4. Disable "Presnter Display" under Keynote / Preferences, then save.


I find that this sequence permanently switches the monitor used for the presentation.


JB

Oct 23, 2013 10:28 AM in response to JuergenB

This suggestion did not work for me. For one thing, the 'swap screens' icon is covered up by the primary display and cannot be seen or selected. I did try using the 'x' key shoertcut, which does the same thing. After 20 swap attempts it does not seem that it is going to put anything at all on the external display. Keynote appears not to recognize that there is an external display at all (though every other piece of software does). As mainman1303 suggested above, moving the Keynote window to the external display and then running the presentation works, though it is clumsy.


BTW, I have now tried this with three external monitors/projectors, all with the same result. So it is either something in K6 or in Marvericks, but it doesn't seem to affect any other software that I have tried.

Oct 23, 2013 4:03 PM in response to JuergenB

Hi everybody,


I think I've found the solution.


After doing what JuergenB has said, don't do step 4. At step 3, you'll find your primary display (where your presenter display is) on the projector, and your presentation on your computer, right?


Then, right click on the Keynote icon in your dock, then choose OPTIONS - ASSIGN TO - Desktop on Display 2.


Viola! Now it's the right way round and you still have Presenter DIsplay on your computer, presentation on the projector.


Try it! 🙂

Oct 31, 2013 5:58 PM in response to JuergenB

Hi, everyone.


I, too, have encountered the same problem the first time I fired up Keynote to an external projector. After trying out all the suggestions posted here, I stumbled upon a simple remedy.


1. Ensure that the "Enable Presenter Display" checkbox is ticked under the "Slideshow" preferences tab of Keynote. I believe this is enabled by default.

2. Then right click the "Keynote" icon at the dock, and under "Options," assign to "None" or "All Desktops."


I found that this enabled Keynote to present my slides in the exact same way as the previous Keynote version did. Whether assigning it to "None" or "All Desktops" makes any difference or not, I cannot tell, but both options work. I hope this helps. 🙂

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