Apple Keynote '08 - Manual (Page 107)

Chapter 5 Using Motion in Slideshows 107
After an object and all its paths have been deselected, you can see them again by
clicking the red Show Path button on the object.
Making Objects Fade, Rotate, Grow, or Shrink
Use action builds to make objects on a slide rotate, or change opacity or size.
To modify an object using an action build effect:
1 Open the Build Inspector (click Inspector in the toolbar and click the Build Inspector
button).
2 Click Action.
3 On a slide, select an object (an image, shape, text box, chart, movie or other media file,
or table).
4 Choose an option from the Effect pop-up menu, and use the controls to specify how
the object should look when the transformation is complete:
To make the object fade, choose Opacity from the Effect pop-up menu, and then drag
the Opacity slider to set the object’s final opacity.
To rotate the object, choose Rotate from the Effect pop-up menu, and then use the
Direction and Acceleration controls to set the object’s rotation direction and speed.
To shrink or expand the object, choose Scale from the Effect pop-up menu, and then use
the Scale controls to set the object’s final size (up to 200 percent).
Animating Images Using Smart Builds
Keynote provides predefined builds you can use to animate a collection of your own
photos and other images. These animations are called Smart Builds.
Click the Show Path
button to see all the
stages of an action build.