Keynote 3: Screen flashes during slideshow playback
Symptoms
You may see flashing during slide transitions when using Keynote 3. For some Macs, you can resolve this by updating to Mac OS 10.4.4. You can also avoid this by changing the Keynote preferences as described below:
Products Affected
Keynote 3.x, PowerBook G4 (17-inch), PowerBook G4 (17-inch Double-Layer SD), PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.67GHZ), PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.5GHZ), PowerBook G4 (17-inch 1.33GHZ), PowerBook G4 (12-inch), PowerBook G4 (12-inch DVI), PowerBook G4 (12-inch 1.5GHZ), PowerBook G4 (12-inch 1.33GHZ), iBook G4 (Early 2004), iBook G4 (14-inch), iBook G4 (14-inch Mid 2005), iBook G4 (14-inch Late 2004), iBook G4 (14-inch Early 2004), iBook G4 (12-inch Mid 2005), iBook G4 (12-inch Late 2004), iBook G4, Power Mac G5 (Late 2005), Power Mac G5 (Late 2004), Power Mac G5 (June 2004), Power Mac G5 (Early 2005), Power Mac G5, iMac (Flat Panel), iMac (17 inch, Flat Panel), Mac mini, eMac
Resolution
- Open Keynote 3.
- From the Keynote menu, choose Preferences.
- Click on the Slideshow button in Preferences.
- Click to select the "Allow Expose, Dashboard and others to use screen" checkbox.
