[. . . ] Keynote 2 User's Guide
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Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Apple. Your rights to the software are governed by the accompanying software license agreement. The Apple logo is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. , registered in the U. S. [. . . ] Â The Y value is measured from the top edge of the slide canvas. The X and Y coordinates specify the location of the upper-left corner of the object's container box. If an object is rotated, the X and Y coordinates specify the location of the "new" upper-left corner.
Chapter 4 Changing Object Properties
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Creating Tables
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Tables are useful for visually comparing sets of data or organizing information. This chapter covers the basics of designing tables.
Keynote provides powerful features for making attractive, compelling tables that can contain text or graphics.
Adding a Table
To place a table on a slide: 1 Choose Insert > Table (or click Table in the toolbar). To draw a table on the slide canvas: 1 Hold down the Option key and click Table in the toolbar. 2 Release the Option key, and move the pointer over the slide canvas until it becomes a crosshair. As you drag, the number of rows and columns increases or decreases with the size of the table. To constrain the table's proportions, press the Shift key as you drag.
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Selecting Table Cells and Borders
You enter text in a table cell by typing it. You put graphics in tables by inserting them in individual cells, the same way you fill an object with an image. (For information about adding graphics or setting background colors inside table cells, see "Adding Images or Background Colors" on page 86. ) You can apply changes to an entire table at once (by selecting it) or to individual cells. To place text or graphics inside table cells or groups of cells, you select only the cells you want to work with. To select the entire table, do one of the following: Â Click the table. Â If a table cell is already selected, press Command-Return to select the entire table. Selection handles appear on the edges of the table, which you can use to resize the table.
Selecting Table Cells
When a single cell is selected, you can move between cells by pressing the arrow keys on your keyboard. Pressing Tab moves you to the right and downward; pressing Shift-Tab moves the selection to the left or upwards. If you press the Tab key when the bottom-right cell of the table is selected, a new row is added to the table. The border of the selected cell is highlighted in yellow and an insertion point appears. 3 To select the cell itself, Command-click the cell or press Command-Return. To select a contiguous (rectangular) group of table cells: 1 Double-click a single cell. 2 Drag across the adjacent cells, or press the Shift or Command key as you select adjacent cells.
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Chapter 5 Creating Tables
To select a discontinuous group of table cells: m Hold down the Command key as you select cells. To select an entire row or column: 1 Choose View > Show Inspector (or click the Inspector button in the toolbar) and click the Table Inspector button. 3 In the Table Inspector, click Row or Column.
The Table Inspector button
Click Column to select an entire table column. [. . . ] 2 In the Theme Chooser, select the original theme and presentation size. 3 Make sure "Retain changes to theme defaults" is not selected. 4 Click Choose Theme.
Chapter 9 Designing Your Own Master Slides and Themes
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Creating a Custom Theme
If you want to create an entirely new theme that is not based on any of the existing Keynote themes, the easiest way is to start in a new Keynote document with only a single, blank master slide. Keep the following tips in mind: Â Design and place shared background elements and body and title text first. [. . . ]