Adding alignment guides – Apple Keynote 2 User Manual

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Chapter 9

Designing Your Own Master Slides and Themes

Â Drag external objects (movie files, sound files, and so on) from the desktop or the

Media browser to the slide canvas.

After you place an element where you want it, you can choose Arrange > Lock (or

click Lock in the toolbar) to prevent it from being accidentally moved as you work.

Any changes you make (including external files you add) to this master slide will

appear on every slide based on this master.

Layering Background Objects and Objects on Slides

When you edit a master slide, you can move objects forward and backward just as you

can on slides. All objects on a master stay in their own master slide layer, which, by

default, is on the bottom—objects you add to slides sit on top of any object on the

master. You can, however, make each object you add to individual slides lay on top of

or behind all master layer objects.

A common use of background layers is for alpha-channel graphics in which slide

objects show through part of the background image. For more information, see

To make objects on a master slide layer with slide objects:

Place objects on the master slide canvas, positioning and layering them as you want.

In the Master Slide Inspector, select “Allow objects on slide to layer with master.”

Note: You can move placeholders forward or backward on a master or a slide. For

Adding Alignment Guides

You can create your own alignment guides to help you place your text and graphics

consistently on each slide. Alignment guides created on a master slide are available

when you are placing objects on any slides based on that master.

To create alignment guides on a master slide:

Select the master slide to which you want to add the alignment guides.

Choose View > Show Rulers.

Place the pointer on a ruler and drag the yellow alignment guide wherever you want

on the slide canvas.