Apple Keynote '08 - Manual (Page 196)

196 Chapter 10 Designing Your Own Master Slides and Themes
Defining Default Attributes of Charts
You can set the default chart type (the type of chart that appears when you click Chart
in the toolbar) and also the default look of each chart type. Default attributes must be
set individually for each chart type.
To set default chart styles and placement:
1 In the slide navigator, create a new slide.
2 If you’re setting up default attributes for a particular master slide (rather than all slides
in the current theme), click Masters in the toolbar and choose the master slide.
3 Place a chart on the slide. See “Adding a Chart” on page 146 for instructions.
4 Select the chart, and then set its attributes.
See “Selecting a Chart Type” on page 147 to learn how to change a chart’s type.
See “Formatting General Chart Attributes” on page 150 to learn how to resize a chart,
rotate it, and set other attributes that charts have in common.
See “Formatting Specific Types of Charts” on page 156 to learn how to format pie
charts, bar charts, and other chart types.
5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each chart type you want to define a default for.
6 For each chart, select the chart and do one of the following:
 To make a chart the default for only the current master slide, choose Format >
Advanced > “Define chart type for Current Master.”
 To make a chart the default for all master slides in the current theme, choose
Format > Advanced > “Define chart type for All Masters.”
7 To set which type of chart appears when you click Chart in the toolbar, select the chart
of that type, and then choose Format > Advanced > “Set chart type as Default for
Current Theme.”
8 If you don’t want the charts on the slide, delete them.
Defining Default Transitions
You can specify a default transition style for a master slide so that any slide based on
the master automatically uses the specified style to go to the next slide.
To set the default transition style for a master slide:
1 Click View in the toolbar and choose Show Master Slides.
2 In the master slide navigator, select a master slide.
3 In the Transition pane of the Master Slide Inspector, define the transition. For more
information, see “Adding Transitions Between Slides” on page 101.