Keynote 2 for Mac OS X (Visual QuickStart Guide)
Worth buying if: You work with Keynote 2 files and need concrete steps for transitions and builds.
Skip it if: You need instruction for the newest Keynote releases or macOS-integrated features.
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Summary
Tom Negrino’s Keynote 2 Visual QuickStart Guide offers 320 pages of illustrated, task-focused lessons for creating slides, animations, and exports in Keynote 2 on Mac OS X.
Why this book now
For anyone maintaining older Mac presentation projects or exploring legacy Keynote 2 files, this Addison-Wesley guide decodes the app’s tools and workflows.
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Good fit if you want...
- You work with Keynote 2 files and need concrete steps for transitions and builds.
- You prefer illustrated, task-based walkthroughs from Tom Negrino’s Visual QuickStart format.
- You need instruction for the newest Keynote releases or macOS-integrated features.
- You want a theory-heavy design book rather than hands-on, screen-by-screen tutorials.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9780321246615
Worth buying if: You work with Keynote 2 files and need concrete steps for transitions and builds.
Skip it if: You need instruction for the newest Keynote releases or macOS-integrated features.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Light Short sit-downs
Expect a focused, hands-on read across roughly 320 pages — dip into specific lessons for 10–30 minutes each or work through the whole guide over several sessions.
What stands out here
This 2005 Addison-Wesley edition emphasizes Keynote 2’s interface, templates, animations, and exporting workflows with screenshots and concrete commands.
Best way to approach it
Use the book as a reference: follow individual illustrated lessons at the Mac, replicate steps in Keynote 2, and return to chapters for specific tasks like builds or slide timing.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9780321246615
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