Keynote
Keynote User Guide for Mac
- Welcome
- What’s new in Keynote 14.1
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- Change object transparency
- Fill shapes and text boxes with colour or an image
- Add a border to an object
- Add a caption or title
- Add a reflection or shadow
- Use object styles
- Resize, rotate and flip objects
- Move and edit objects using the object list
- Add linked objects to make your presentation interactive
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- Send a presentation
- Intro to collaboration
- Invite others to collaborate
- Collaborate on a shared presentation
- See the latest activity in a shared presentation
- Change a shared presentation’s settings
- Stop sharing a presentation
- Shared folders and collaboration
- Use Box to collaborate
- Create an animated GIF
- Post your presentation in a blog
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- Use iCloud Drive with Keynote
- Export to PowerPoint or another file format
- Reduce the presentation file size
- Save a large presentation as a package file
- Restore an earlier version of a presentation
- Move a presentation
- Delete a presentation
- Password-protect a presentation
- Lock a presentation
- Create and manage custom themes
- Copyright
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Add a border to an object in Keynote on Mac
You can add a border, such as a picture frame or a dotted line, around an image, shape, text box or video, then modify the border’s thickness, colour and other attributes.
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Note: To add or change a border for a chart, see Add a border and background to a chart.
Click to select an image, shape, text box or video, or select multiple objects.
In the Format
sidebar, click the Style tab.
Click the disclosure arrow next to Border, then click the pop-up menu and choose a type of border (line or picture frame).
Use the controls that appear to adjust the look of the border.
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