Keynote rehearse presentation shortcut bug

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Keynote rehearse presentation shortcut bug

In Keynote (currently v. 12.2.1), choosing Play → Rehearse Slideshow starts the rehearsal from the currently selected slide.

I like keyboard shortcuts, so I assigned one (option-command-R) to the same command through System Settings.

Pressing the shortcut, however, forces the presentation to start from the first slide, which is inconsistent and undesired.

Am I missing something? Why would a keyboard shortcut assigned to a menu command act differently from clicking on the command itself?

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Giuseppe

Posted on Mar 31, 2023 12:16 AM

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Giuseppe from Verona Author

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Apr 4, 2023 10:52 PM in response to Gary Scotland

It turns out that pressing the Option key while executing Play Slideshow, Record Slideshow, or Rehearse Slideshow forces the presentation to start on slide #1, instead of the currently selected one.

Avoiding the option key in the shortcut (e.g. using control-command-R) produces the desired effect, i.e. slideshow rehearsal starts at the current slide.

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Apr 1, 2023 05:10 AM in response to Giuseppe from Verona

Why a custom Keyboard shortcut for rehearse does not work in Keynote I have no idea, I can only comment that it does not work correctly using any of the Mac OS I have; High Sierra, Catalina, Monterey and Ventura.

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Keynote rehearse presentation shortcut bug

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