Apple Keynote '09 - Manual (Page 124)

The selected build automatically begins immediately after the previous one ends.
4 To set a delay between the previous build and the selected build, specify an amount of
time in the Delay field.
5 To intersperse the build of another object on the slide between the image builds of
this Smart Build, drag the other object build in between the image builds where you
want it to occur.
For details about interspersing object builds, follow the general instructions in
“Intermixing Builds of Text, Tables, and Charts” on page 127.
To change the build style:
Select the Smart Build, and then choose a new effect from the pop-up menu in the
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Action pane of the Build inspector.
To make the Smart Build editor appear:
Click anywhere within the blue Smart Build box.
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Some Smart Builds use effects that can also move the images on or off a slide. For
more information, see “Moving Objects on or off Slides Using Builds” on page 116.
You can create an action build on a master slide so that build effects appear on
every slide created using that master. See “Defining Default Transitions” on page 239
for instructions.
Reordering Object Builds
You can change the order of builds on a slide. For example, you can make an object
move on and off the screen before another object moves onto the screen. You can
also make different parts of an object (such as a bullet in a series of bullets) build at
different times. (For information about using object parts, see “Intermixing Builds of
Text, Tables, and Charts” on page 127.)
Here are ways to change the order in which builds occur:
In the Build inspector, if the Build Order drawer isn’t open, click More Options. In the
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Build Order drawer, drag items to reorder them.
Select an object on the slide canvas, and then choose an option from the Order pop-
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up menu in the Build inspector.
Automating Object Builds
By default, any object build you create is activated when you click. But by
automating the initiation of object builds, you can create interesting effects and
sophisticated animations.
To specify when to initiate a build:
1 Click Inspector in the toolbar, and then click the Build inspector button.
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