Apple Keynote 1 - Manual (Page 89)

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To open the master slide organizer:
m Choose View > Show Master Slides (or click View in the toolbar and then choose Master
Slides).
An easy way to get a modified slide layout is to import a single slide or master slide from
another slideshow into the current slideshow.
To import a single slide or master slide:
1 Open the Keynote document that contains the slide you want.
2 Select the slide and drag it from the source document to the slide organizer of the document
you are working in.
A new master slide is created in your Keynote slideshow. You can find the new master slide in
the master slide organizer.
Important If you modify a master slide and then apply a new theme, your custom
specifications will be overwritten by the new theme, unless you specify otherwise.
To retain your customized master slide settings when applying a new theme:
m Be certain the “Retain Changes to Theme Defaults” checkbox is selected in the theme
selection dialog before you click Apply.
Modifying Master Slide Backgrounds and Layouts
The easiest way to design a new master slide is to start with an existing master that most
closely resembles what you want. Scroll through the list of master slides in the master slide
organizer and select and duplicate the one that you want to begin working with.
To duplicate a master slide:
1 Select the master slide in the master slide organizer.
2 Choose Slide > New Master Slide (or click New in the toolbar) or press Return on the
keyboard.
Master slide layouts are created using the Master Slide Inspector pane.
To open the Master Slide Inspector pane:
1 Select a master slide in the slide organizer.
2 Choose View > Show Inspector (or click Inspector in the toolbar) to open the Inspector
window.