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To create equal-width columns, select “Equal column width.”
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To change the spacing between columns, double-click a Gutter value and type a
new value.
Checking Your Slides for Textual Errors
Keynote provides several tools for checking your spelling and fixing mistakes.
Checking for Misspelled Words
Keynote has a spell-checking utility that you can set to flag spelling errors as you type.
Or, if you prefer, you can check your entire document at once or check selected text at
any time.
When the spell-checker catches them, misspelled words appear with a red dashed line
below them.
Here are ways to find misspelled words:
To check spelling as you type, choose Edit > Spelling > “Check Spelling as You Type.”
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To turn off spell checking as you type, click Edit > Spelling > “Check Spelling as You
Type” to deselect it (make sure the checkmark is not visible next to the command).
To check spelling from the insertion point to the end of the slideshow, click to place
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the insertion point and choose Edit > Spelling > Check Spelling. To limit spell checking
to a specific part of the document, select the text you want to check before choosing
the command.
The first misspelled word found is highlighted. You can correct it or choose the same
command again to continue checking the document.
To go through the text more quickly, press Command-semicolon (;) to continue
checking the document.
To check spelling
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and view suggestions for misspelled words, choose
Edit > Spelling > Spelling.
The Spelling window opens. To automatically accept the spelling suggestions, choose
Keynote > Preferences, click Auto-Correction, and then select “Automatically use spell
checker suggestions”.
For further details about working with the Spelling window, see “Working with Spelling
Suggestions” on page 70.
Working with Spelling Suggestions
Use the Spelling window to find alternative spellings of words in your slideshow text.
To work with spelling suggestions:
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Choose Edit > Spelling > Spelling.
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Chapter 4
Working with Text