\pause
and \item<+->
in my Beamer presentations, to present information piecewise. (I’m aware that some people disapproves this.) (By the way, the Manhattan theme is a Keynote lookalike.)\documentclass{beamer}
\usetheme{Manhattan}
\begin{document}
\begin{frame}
\frametitle{First Slide}
\begin{theorem}[Newton's First Law]
Every body remains in a state of constant velocity unless acted upon by an external unbalanced force.
\end{theorem}
\pause
\begin{itemize}
\item<+-> First item in a list
\begin{enumerate}
\item<+-> First item in a list
\item<+-> Second item in a list
\end{enumerate}
\item<+-> Second item in a list
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}
...
\end{document}
\usetheme{Manhattan}
\begin{document}
\begin{frame}
\frametitle{First Slide}
\begin{theorem}[Newton's First Law]
Every body remains in a state of constant velocity unless acted upon by an external unbalanced force.
\end{theorem}
\pause
\begin{itemize}
\item<+-> First item in a list
\begin{enumerate}
\item<+-> First item in a list
\item<+-> Second item in a list
\end{enumerate}
\item<+-> Second item in a list
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}
...
\end{document}
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![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxjai9D-eXK37N_A6fA-fQ_lLdJ9xNm7auDlAFdsbsj8dXzP1jYhOMYWmzq1d_BHRcmujbOyB6Q__CDkMQTrO3rjPIUntVUo0bIfLr_pE716QK9aivzTsxu4x4LquXkF2TQw0YChG34aRy/s200/beamer-03.png)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJHgpsdLNMkMBsDH5Jv6uca_QEuqpIIM2uX3om5UgakyHHsS5zB8CsEb-UIEGauYF0bI0VY6tn0HRfoW_kSSbEw9pJPA0aSASown8Uiu9qk_tyteAXprfQEsvieXSyWoDN2ZEuV8NoltsB/s200/beamer-04.png)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGi1NUTioajF47Y6USecQuFNwAuaGGeOymqyp8MHLsZ-vCgs5TSMwV0O-e41OHU9Pq7G1hwiplXID_FK-r2N2VbXMb8rHqGwzz3SkDp9wLEMcB7DNTMxcGPlPTVBHqNngckw50t14w3SJ5/s200/beamer-05.png)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXivErDjnaXFhhTo2vYlePTftAiJ-SCFFMPwFI0f-hturypmcaCfTN4hbfsaUh15PtokKZjUHQCO_QASS6mqegEgq2TxGQuhdN_k6B_sTvfyf7VVkdqDwFhL7pKx5GcBiKGqYdhoO9MlB/s200/beamer-06.png)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16MjPDPlCtAwgXNWvJ25BReHo0fQYr4AJvNvQKH2o5L_4LnudsOeXgzwycbOU6osAz4R2gvv27KxcRWntuYcm_jbJH-yegowgdFVkUip-y5auAar96eghEnrPlPB0EcnHRBkl1Ky6zOKB/s200/beamer-07.png)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflx7Xokd73jrAkJjY_4BJoM1xN3u8bIb14gGdVW0TIOZYydCKXUtXhUcdB-YCiRCELieOvDTzXHbI3qM5uqmk053EqXe5SDtGsZ4bKRkw60u7rzw-F2vgYQKdD-rVp_LhCEHQ4aBGqDi5/s200/beamer-08.png)
For archival and distribution purposes, I usually invoke
\documentclass[trans]{beamer}
to get a PDF file in which all the overlays are “condensed” to their respective single slides.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5H-v1qHI-QJoL3IC2RkUqtbWD6kn_7IheWg0FjMtLM_T60BiexIpbC1iDLXynptrSFp9GayPMvbkDhoN3LO5c4-qc8yCGh4DhRLVia4SyLHlI16KBF_zguFVa9mpP2n-nfeSzfY79qblE/s200/trans-01.png)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1zIy0lFZUa2k7HqrAv-JNm6_lTkqI8-HVr_S1prqlT4JKIa1hhwIoZ808TEqFu4hYciR7AmIYullzGsl9IkGuhPLY1dIr-Bq8788tpR0GErxOI4KcRBvcFxnKwUC3GuJbq5Fq4hP-Jfnc/s200/trans-02.png)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivLOvf79nPyQJiQxEXyplEk9PRt6QI7nB2lJu_LxdzoE6lgNNXxBLZxxg52_QpIMJg6AdfqsFkWBir0XSR3zjN3JJsiNU5DxpME5xqOpNe1R3KJGC2zqh3L-qzYU1bgB2KE04HWD5HGZcO/s200/trans-03.png)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_YWl35lQ_6FJVmcH75jr8YwNu7Mmz7mMdsWG7ilALFkWM_YV-a7U8QvLxl8nr_KhO53ybn_eAimzRbvDNFiG8V9aJoOg0evhGKOwXEbA4CNmNpQkWfemAfXTUZhavqyApypapas-y-OtP/s200/trans-04.png)
When it comes to printing the slides for my own reference, though, I often prefer to have the presentations 4-up on an A4 sheet. In addition, the Manhattan themed presentation isn’t really printer-friendly. So I’d instruct Beamer to only use the Manhattan theme in
beamer
and trans
modes; and that it should use some mostly-white theme as well, as placing the slides 4-up on an A4 paper in handout
mode (code lifted from the Beamer manual).\documentclass{beamer}
% \documentclass[handout]{beamer}
% \documentclass[trans]{beamer}
\mode<beamer|trans>{
\usetheme{Manhattan}
}
\mode<handout>{
\usetheme{default}
\usepackage{pgfpages,pgf}
\pgfpagesuselayout{4 on 1}[a4paper, landscape, border shrink=5mm]
\pgfpageslogicalpageoptions{1}{border code=\pgfstroke}
\pgfpageslogicalpageoptions{2}{border code=\pgfstroke}
\pgfpageslogicalpageoptions{3}{border code=\pgfstroke}
\pgfpageslogicalpageoptions{4}{border code=\pgfstroke}
}
...
% \documentclass[handout]{beamer}
% \documentclass[trans]{beamer}
\mode<beamer|trans>{
\usetheme{Manhattan}
}
\mode<handout>{
\usetheme{default}
\usepackage{pgfpages,pgf}
\pgfpagesuselayout{4 on 1}[a4paper, landscape, border shrink=5mm]
\pgfpageslogicalpageoptions{1}{border code=\pgfstroke}
\pgfpageslogicalpageoptions{2}{border code=\pgfstroke}
\pgfpageslogicalpageoptions{3}{border code=\pgfstroke}
\pgfpageslogicalpageoptions{4}{border code=\pgfstroke}
}
...
Running
pdflatex
while activating the handout
mode then gives me this output:![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixB8pH_5lXhkoBh_2Q7l9g-jghcwAKb4MW1k5ccA4fDNOoWMplr2SgW7IRRT-OWBIb22Tp_tDhuq6fqjilKj5wTv4bUOnUy-EF4EZJuEny02JzcM-mPuRil72YdX4_8dpJCbvhhAgpiRma/s400/handout.png)
Just remember to process your file twice every time you change the mode, so that all hyperlinks and bookmarks are updated properly.