With Keynote 2, you can easily add music to any slide, or to an entire presentation. This allows you to lay down a soundtrack for the presentation.
On most people's systems, the most convenient repository of music will be their iTunes music library. The best way to use files from iTunes is to use the Media browser's iTunes section to find the file you want, then drag that file into Keynote.
1. | Go to the slide where you want to add music. |
2. | Click the Media button on the toolbar. The Media browser opens ( Figure 6.1 ). |
3. | If necessary, choose iTunes from the pop-up menu at the top of the Media browser. |
4. | Click a song name to select it. |
5. | (Optional) If you want to preview the song, click the Play button. |
6. | Drag the song file onto the Keynote slide. |
A sound icon appears on the Slide Canvas ( Figure 6.2 ). This icon will not be visible when you play the presentation. |
1. | In Keynote, if the Inspector is not visible, click the Inspector button on the toolbar to open an Inspector window. Then click in the Inspector toolbar to open the Document Inspector ( Figure 6.3 ). |
2. | Click the Media button on the toolbar. The Media browser opens. |
3. | If necessary, choose iTunes from the pop-up menu at the top of the Media browser. |
4. | Click a song or playlist name to select it. |
5. | (Optional) If you want to preview the song or playlist, click the Play button. |
6. | Drag the song or playlist icon into the sound well in the Audio section of the Document Inspector. |
7. | (Optional) From the pop-up menu in the Audio section of the Document Inspector, choose Play Once (which plays the song or playlist through once; if your presentation is longer than the song file, silence will reign over the end of your presentation) or Loop (the song will repeat as many times as necessary to match the length of your presentation). You can also adjust the volume of the song clip with the Volume slider. If you prefer, you can preview the song clip with the Play button. |
Sound files that you put onto slides will begin playing immediately when you run the slideshow and switch to the slide. Keynote doesn't have controls that allow you to directly set a delay in playing media files. There is a workaround to get a delay before your media file begins playing, however. You can move the sound icon onto your slide using an object build. This allows you to delay playing the sound until the sound object appears on the slide. See "Creating Object Builds" in Chapter 9 for more information.