Apple Keynote '08 - Manual (Page 60)

60 Chapter 3 Working with Text
After you set a width (or the box is as wide as the slide), the text box grows vertically to
accommodate your text. If you delete text, the box automatically shrinks.
4 When you’ve finished typing, click outside the text box. Or, to stop editing text and
select the text box, press Command-Return.
5 Drag the text box to position it on the slide.
You can also draw a free text box. Option-click Text Box in the toolbar, and drag the
pointer across the document window to create a text box that’s the size you want.
For more information about modifying text boxes, see “Formatting a Text Box or Shape”
on page 61.
Presenting Text in Columns
You can create columns in a text box or a rectangular shape. When text fills one
column, it flows into the next column.
To create and format columns:
1 Select the text box you want to divide into columns.
2 Click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Text Inspector button, and then click Columns.
3 To indicate how many columns you want, use the Columns field.
4 To use equal-width columns, select “Equal column width.”
To set up different column widths, deselect “Equal column width,” double-click a
Column value in the table, and type a new width.
5 To change the distance between columns, double-click a Gutter value and change it.
Putting Text Inside a Shape
All shapes, except lines, can contain text.
To add text to a shape:
1 Place a shape where you want it on the slide. To learn about adding shapes, see
“Adding a Predrawn Shape” on page 82 and “Adding a Custom Shape” on page 83.
2 Double-click the shape and type the text you want. If the text extends beyond the
border of the shape, a clipping indicator appears.
3 To resize the shape, select it and drag the selection handles. (If the insertion point is
inside the shape, press Command-Return to get out of text editing mode and select
the shape.)
The clipping indicator shows
that text extends beyond the
borders of a shape.