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Grouping and locking objects, Including sound and other media types, Grouping and locking objects 41 – Apple Keynote 1 User Manual

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Working With Text, Graphics, and Other Media

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Place the pointer somewhere towards the center of the object and drag the object to a new
location. Avoid dragging the object by the selection handles because you may inadvertently
resize the object.

To rotate an object:

1

Select an object to make the selection handles appear.

2

Hold down the Command key and move the pointer toward the selection handles. The
pointer changes to a curved, double-headed arrow.

3

Drag a selection handle to rotate the object.

Grouping and Locking Objects

You can group objects together so that they can be moved, copied, and oriented as a single
object. Lock objects to the canvas to avoid inadvertently moving them as you work.

To group objects:

1

Hold down the Command key as you select the objects you want to group on the slide
canvas. Or drag across the slide canvas until the objects you want to group are selected.

2

Choose Arrange > Group.

To lock objects to the slide canvas:

1

Hold down the Command key as you select the objects you want to lock to the slide canvas
or drag across the slide canvas until the objects you want to lock are selected.

2

Choose Arrange > Lock (or click Lock in the toolbar).

You cannot edit the individual objects that are part of a group or that have been locked to the
slide canvas. To edit the objects individually, you must ungroup them by choosing Arrange >
Ungroup and unlock them by choosing Arrange > Unlock.

Including Sound and Other Media Types

You can add sound files to your project so that recorded music or a narration can accompany
each slide. In addition, you can add video or Flash movies that will play within a slide.

Keynote accepts any QuickTime file type, including the following:

m MOV

m FLASH

m MP3

m AIFF