Creating object builds, Setting up an object build – Apple Keynote 3 User Manual
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Slide Transitions and Object Builds
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Choose an option from the Start Transition pop-up menu.
 On Click: Initiates the transition when you click to move to the next slide.
 Automatically: Initiates the transition after the amount of time specified in the
Delay field.
Note: If you select “Scale slides up to fit display” in the Slideshow pane of Keynote
preferences, parts of Cube or Flip transitions may not be visible. To ensure that Cube
or Flip transitions are not clipped during your slideshow, choose Keynote >
Preferences, click Slideshow, and then select the “Reduce to avoid clipping” options.
If you see “Effects that can’t play on this computer” in the Effect pop-up menu, these
transitions require your computer to have an advanced graphics card.
Creating Object Builds
Object builds make slide elements appear (build in) or disappear (build out) from the
slide one at a time, or in groups, in any order you like. For example, an image could
move in from the left side of the screen, and then accompanying bulleted text could
appear line by line. You could have a slide element move in from the left and move
out on the right. Or you could display parts of a chart one at a time to build suspense.
You can develop object builds that animate several different objects on the same
slide, in the order you specify. For example, a slide might contain a table and a chart
that you want to present in a certain order. You can intersperse the parts of different
objects on the slide. You can also build only some of the parts of an object.
Use Build In animations to move slide elements onto the screen, and Build Out
animations to move elements off the screen.
Setting Up an Object Build
To create builds, you begin with a completed slide and specify build settings for each
element you want to appear over time.
To set up an object build:
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Click Inspector in the toolbar (or choose View > Show Inspector).
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In the Inspector window, click the Build Inspector button, and then click Build In or
Build Out.