Apple Keynote '09 - Manual (Page 236)

Adding Alignment Guides to Master Slides
You can create 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’re
placing objects on any slides based on that master.
To create alignment guides on a master slide:
1 Select the master slide to which you want to add the alignment guides.
2 Click View in the toolbar, and then choose Show Rulers.
3 Place the pointer on a ruler and drag an alignment guide to wherever you want on the
master slide.
To place a horizontal guide, drag from the ruler at the top of the slide.
To place a vertical guide, drag from the ruler on the left side.
You can also turn on gridlines that show on master slides and appear dynamically on
slides. For more information, see “Using Master Gridlines” on page 92.
Defining Default Attributes of Text and Objects
You can define default attributes for text and objects.
For example, you can set up Keynote so that every time you click Table in the toolbar,
the default table is added, formatted with the number of rows and columns, header
and body text font, and border colors you’ve predefined.
To change an element’s default attributes, you create the element with the desired
attributes, and then define the element for a specific master or for all masters in the
theme. If you define the element for one master, the defaults apply to new elements
on slides based on that master. If you define the element for all masters, every new
element in the document uses the defaults.
Defining Default Attributes of Text Boxes and Shapes
You can define the default attributes of new text boxes and shapes.
To set default attributes for text boxes and shapes:
1 In the slide navigator, create a new slide.
2 If you’re setting up default attributes for a particular master slide (rather than all
masters in the current theme), click Masters in the toolbar and choose the master slide.
3 To define a default text box, click Text Box in the toolbar and then format the
placeholder text. See “Creating Outlined Text” on page 52 for more information.
4 Do one of the following:
To make the text box the default for only the current master slide, choose Format > Â
Advanced > “Define Text for Current Master.”
236 Chapter 12 Designing Your Own Master Slides and Themes