This document discusses using Markdown and Pandoc to create presentations like those made in Keynote. Markdown files can be converted to PDF presentations using Pandoc, avoiding issues with other presentation software. Code blocks can be customized using listings. The example shows how to install Pandoc, convert a Markdown file to a PDF presentation using a Keynote-like theme, and modify code block formatting.

1. How to make keynote like
presentation with Markdown
@koduki
Oct 27, 2013

2. Introduction
Why am I not satisfied with PowerPointa and Keynote?
• PowerPoint or keynote are a good tool.
• But this has some problems.
• It is hard to be the same layout. (Template is freedom too.)
• It needs a Office Application.
• Binary! This means is that git or svn do not good work.

3. Solution => Markdow and Panddoc
Markdown
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Markdown is simple text format!
Git or svn work very good.
It is easy-to-read and easy-to-write.
It provides a simple sentence structure.
Pandoc
• Pandoc is multi format transrator. (HTML, PDF, docx, markdown,
LaTex, reStructuredText. . . )
• This is able to make slide from markdown.
• Not only HTML base(ex. s5) but also PDF is.

4. How to use
Install Pandoc.
• Mac is download pkg.
http://code.google.com/p/pandoc/downloads/
Tex to generate PDF
• Install MacTex(please select suit your platform)
http://tug.org/mactex/
Run command
$ pandoc −t beamer t e s t . md −o t e s t . p d f

5. Example

6. Change Template
Download and Copy
• I want use keynote like presentation desigin.
• Download this beamerthemeKeynoteLikeGradient.sty.
$ s ud o cp . / b e a m e r t h e m e K e y n o t e L i k e G r a d i e n t . s t y / u s r /
l o c a l / t e x l i v e /2013/ texmf−d i s t / t e x / l a t e x / beamer /
themes / theme /
Update Theme Index
• Run “Tex Live Utility”
• re-install someting package.(Mabey there is better solution. :P )
Run command
$ pandoc −V theme : K e y n o t e L i k e G r a d i e n t −t beamer t e s t . md −o
test . pdf

7. Modify code block desigin.
Using listing option.
• Default code block is very simple.
• Listing is code format module.
$ pandoc −− l i s t i n g s −t beamer t e s t . md −o t e s t . p d f
• Make header.tex. This is some settings(font, background, line. . . )
• Add “-H” option, for header.
$ pandoc −H h e a d e r . t e x −− l i s t i n g s −t beamer t e s t . md −o
test . pdf

8. header.tex sample.
usepackage { l i s t i n g s }
l s t s e t {%
%l a n g u a g e ={s h } ,
b a c k g r o u n d c o l o r ={ c o l o r [ r g b ] { 0 . 1 , 0 . 1 , 0.1}} ,%
b a s i c s t y l e = f o o t n o t e s i z e ,%
c o m m e n t s t y l e= t e x t i t ,%
c l a s s o f f s e t =1,%
k e y w o r d s t y l e = b f s e r i e s ,%
f r a m e=tRBl , f r a m e s e p=5pt ,%
b r e a k l i n e s=t r u e ,
s h o w s t r i n g s p a c e s=f a l s e ,%
%numbers=l e f t , s t e p n u m b e r =1 , n u m b e r s t y l e = f o o t n o t e s i z e%
}

9. Conclusions
• Markdown and Pandoc are good tool for typical presentation
document.
• If you want to make graphical presentaion, You should use
PowerPoint or Keynote.
• But if you want to make typical presentation document quickly and
lightweight, You try run this command.
$ pandoc −− l i s t i n g s −H h e a d e r . t e x −V theme :
K e y n o t e L i k e G r a d i e n t −t beamer t e s t . md −o t e s t . p d f
• This code is following url. https://gist.github.com/koduki/7183121
• Happy Hacking!