Apple Keynote 1 - Manual (Page 39)

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To place an image behind a photo cutout window or mask in a Keynote theme:
1 Drag your own image from the Finder to the slide canvas and place it carefully so that it
covers the cutout window.
2 Choose Arrange > Send to Back (or click Back in the toolbar) to place the new image at the
bottom level of the slide canvas, behind the window frame.
3 Click the image behind the window to select it and drag to adjust its exact position in the
window.
Importing Alpha-Channel Graphics Into Keynote
When you bring an alpha-channel image into Keynote, there’s nothing else you have to do to
make the transparency work. Just place it, manipulate it, and move it to the back or front as
you might with any other image.
Alpha channels are often found in PDF, TIFF, and PSD files. You can use several different
applications to create alpha-channel images, including Adobe Photoshop, Corel Draw, Adobe
Illustrator, and Adobe Acrobat. See the instructions that come with those applications to
learn how to create alpha-channel images. To learn how to create your own mask or frame in
Keynote with an imported alpha-channel graphic, see “Creating a Layered Background” on
page 90.
Changing the Slide Background and Layout
You can use your own image as the background of any individual slide, or change the slide’s
background color. Make these changes in the Slide Inspector.
To change the slide background:
1 Choose View > Show Inspector to open the Inspector window (or click Inspector in the
toolbar).