pause on slide during slideshow

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pause on slide during slideshow

Can't figure out how to pause on a slide during a slideshow. I've seen info about pushing the F key, but that doesn't work for me. I want the show on 'Normal' so that I can create specific transition and 'holds.' I tried the 'Self play' and don't understand the difference between a slide show that is all configured to play and loop vs. a 'Self play' one, but I didn't have many choices for timing in Self play, and the F was not working correctly.

Could use advice.

Thanks!

Rob

MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)

Posted on Jul 21, 2014 9:26 PM

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Answer 1

Jul 22, 2014 3:42 AM in response to robdca

Normal Play presentations advance manually by a mouse click or pressing the space bar, once the next slide has advanced, the presentation will pause. Therefore it is impossible to pause an already paused presentation.

Self Playing presentations advances automatically using the transitions, builds and timing set in the Inspector. This type of presentation can be paused using the F key. Self play is set up in the Inspector > Document; change the Presentation type drop down menu to: Self Playing.

The timing in a self play presentation is set up in Inspector > Animate; change the start transition drop down menu to Automatically and set the delay to the time you want the slide to appear on screen.

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Jul 22, 2014 8:39 AM in response to Gary Scotland

Thanks for your response, Gary.

Under Document, I have Presentation set up as Normal, and under Animate, I have Start Transitions 'Automatically,' not 'On Click' (If I had it on On Click, I wouldn't wonder how to pause it). I was hoping I could pause it in this set up, but (apparently) the F key does not work in this set up. Under Document I have to have it set to Self-playing for the F key to pause the show (from what I've read).

When I go to Documents and set up Self-Playing, I can not get the F key to Pause the show. If I just press the F key, it does not pause at all. If I hold the F key down, it sometimes pauses momentarily, shudders, and/or does not pause at all.

Is the way I set up under Animate have anything to do with the problem I'm having?

Thanks!

Rob

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Answer 3

Jul 22, 2014 9:21 AM in response to robdca

My apologies, what my brain was thinking and what I sent are a little different.

Let me start again.

Normal Play presentations advance manually by a mouse click or pressing the space bar, once the next slide has advanced, the presentation will pause. Therefore the presentation is paused after each slide appears. Normal Play presentations are set up in; Inspector > Document; in the Presentation Type drop down menu;select Normal

Automatic Presentations advance automatically using the transitions, builds and timing set in the Inspector. This type of presentation can be paused using the F key (freeze). Automatic Presentations are set up in the Inspector > Document; in the Presentation Type drop down menuselect Normal.

in Inspector > Animate add the ffect then in the Start Transition drop down menu select; Automatically. Set the delay for how long the slide appears onscreen.

Self Playing presentations are used where an unattended presentation is set to run continuously without user intervention, this is called digital signage; examples are hotel receptions and adverts in shopping malls. The F key is inactive in this setup so that the presentation is not stalled.

Self play is set up in Inspector > Document; change the Presentation type drop down menu to: Self Playing.

The timing in a self play presentation is set up in Inspector > Animate; change the start transition drop down menu to Automatically and set the delay to the time you want the slide to appear on screen.

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Jul 22, 2014 9:51 AM in response to Gary Scotland

Thanks again, Gary. What you said below is exactly what I'm doing - but the F key is not functioning properly. Having read other people's posts, I thought perhaps I had to be in Self-Playing for the F key to work, but that was not working either.

Automatic Presentations advance automatically using the transitions, builds and timing set in the Inspector. This type of presentation can be paused using the F key (freeze). Automatic Presentations are set up in the Inspector > Document; in the Presentation Type drop down menuselect Normal.

in Inspector > Animate add the ffect then in the Start Transition drop down menu select; Automatically. Set the delay for how long the slide appears onscreen.

Having read other people's posts, I thought perhaps I had to be in Self-Playing for the F key to work, but that was not working either. Your response is the first time I've seen saying the F key should work in Doc/Normal, Animate/Automatically.

I've tried just pressing the F, holding down the F (which causes the slides to 'stutter' but not pause), using caps lock with the F, holding shift-F - just can't get it to work.

The one way I WAS able to pause using the F key was if I hit it during the transition - which is not really helpful seeing two slides overlapping each other.

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Answer 5

Jul 22, 2014 9:58 AM in response to robdca

Keynote is not working as it should, try this repair for Keynote 6.2, ensure you complete all the tasks and in the order shown:

1

delete all the iWork applications if you have them, not just Keynote, using Appcleanerfrom Mac Update, its a freeware application

2

empty the trash: Finder > Empty Trash

3

Shut down your Mac, wait 30 seconds, then power on the Mac, immediately after the start chime, hold down the Shift key

When you see the grey Apple symbol and progress indicator (a spinning gear), release the Shift key.

If you are prompted to log in, type your password, then hold down the Shift key again as you click Log in.

Let the Mac fully boot up, it will take longer as the OS is repairing the drive

4

when fully booted, go to Applications > Utilities > Disc Utility; click on the boot drive then First Aid tab and click repair disc permissions

5

when complete, restart the Mac normally, Apple menu > Restart

6

install Keynote from the Mac App Store

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robdca Author

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Jul 22, 2014 12:02 PM in response to Gary Scotland

Gary,

Done as prescribed. No difference - same results. Deleted all iWorks apps (old and new), restarted (etc.), repaired permissions, restarted, re-downloaded Keynote. Perhaps I'll download 10.9.4 update and try again, but not looking like it can be fixed on my MBP.

Really appreciate the effort on your part. May have to live without that option.

Thanks very much for all of your effort.

Rob

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