Making objects move – Apple iWork '08 User Manual
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Chapter 3
Getting Started with Keynote
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Choose an option from the Start Transition pop-up menu:
 On Click starts the transition when you click to move to the next slide.
 Automatically starts the transition after the amount of time specified in the
Delay field.
Making Objects Move
Use object builds to make slide elements appear one at a time (or in groups), in any
order you like. For example, bulleted text can appear on the slide line by line. Or you
can focus on certain parts of a chart by moving them onto the slide one at a time.
You can also use object builds to move elements off a slide or to another position on
the slide.
There are various kinds of object builds:
 Build In effects move elements onto a slide.
 Build Out effects move elements off a slide.
 Action builds animate elements on a slide.
 Smart Builds are predefined action builds for animating images on a slide.
You can create multiple builds on one slide, and you can apply multiple action builds
to the same object.
Moving Objects On or Off a Slide
To animate an object as it enters or leaves a slide:
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If the Build Inspector isn’t open, open it.