Monday, November 24, 2008

Re: [applekeynote] Drawing on screen

Here's a writeup I did on how to effectively use OmniDazzle with
Keynote.

http://www.keynoteuser.com/news/?p=164

Once you figure out getting around Keynote's desire to take over your
screen, it's a hoot to play with :)

On Nov 24, 2008, at 6:00 PM, Robert D. Sharp wrote:

> Russ,
> I just used OmniDazzle with Keynote. I had seen it in August, got an
> update and immediately forgot about it until you said it would not
> work with Keynote. I am using Keynote 4.0.3 (2008?) and OD 1.0.2. I
> needed to be sure that the universal access button enable access for
> assistive devices. (see below) I verified that it works.
>
> Bob
>
> On Nov 24, 2008, at 9:49 AM, Russ Carlson wrote:
>
> > I used that, too.
> >
> > Reading through some recent posts, I came across the reference to
> Les
> > Posten's presentation on Presentation Magic. He uses a simple
> overlay
> > of a drawn circle with a wipe or other build. I was hoping to figure
> > out how to get an object to leave a trail as it is moved. What I
> have
> > in mind is to have a pencil that appears to write, creating a circle
> > that stays on screen.
> >
> > ---
> > Russ Carlson
> > Bear, DE USA
> >
> >
> > John MacPherson wrote:
> >>
> >> how about a build that adds the selected text to be highlighted
> as an
> >> overlay on the existing text in a contrasting colour?
> >>
> >>
> >> On 24 Nov 2008, at 17:18, Russ Carlson wrote:
> >>
> >>> I want to highlight some text on the Keynote screen. I had 2
> >>> thoughts
> >>> on how to do this.
> >>>
> >>> OmniDazzle- This used to work for me, but now I can't get it to
> >>> function over Keynote in presentation mode. Suggestions? Is there
> >>> something else I can use for drawing or highlighting?
> >>>
> >>> I had though of creating a circle and adding a motion to circle
> the
> >>> text. The problem is getting it to leave a line behind it. Is
> >>> there a
> >>> way I can accomplish this?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for your help.
> >>>
> >>> ---
> >>> Russ Carlson
> >>> Bear, DE USA
> >>>
> >>> ------------------------------------
> >>>
> >>> Keynote is only part of iWork. To learn/ask more about Pages or
> >>> Numbers check out the iWork yahoo group at
> >>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iwork/"Yahoo! Groups Links
>
> --
> It has been said before but warrants repeating, "If you think
> education is expensive, try ignorance."
>
> Robert D. Sharp, Co-Owner, Sharp Education Consulting and Marketing.
> Teacher, Retired after 34 years, Science, Computers, Mathematics,
> Technology
> Past Middle School Representative to the NCCE Board
> Recipient of The First Annual Learning Space Achievement Awards for
> Members
>
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