Changing the style of borders – Apple Keynote '09 User Manual

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To rotate a shape but keep its text horizontal, after rotating the shape choose Format

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> Shape > “Reset Text and Object Handles.”

Changing the Style of Borders

For shapes, chart elements, text boxes, and table cells, you can choose a line style
and color for the object’s border, or you can specify no border. You can also put a
border around imported images. You set border line style and color using the Graphic
inspector and the Colors window.

To set the line style and color of an object’s border:

1

Select the object that you want to modify.

2

Click Inspector in the toolbar, and then click the Graphic inspector button.

3

Choose Line from the Stroke pop-up menu.

4

Choose a line style from the pop-up menu. For tables, only a solid line or None

is available.

Choose line endpoints from
these pop-up menus.

Click the color well to
choose a line color.

Choose the line thickness.
(The abbreviation “px”
means pixels.)

Choose a line style.

Choose Line.

5

To change the line thickness, type a value in the Stroke field (or click the arrows).

6

To change the line color, click the color well and select a color.

7

To give the line endpoints, such as arrowheads or circles, choose left and right

endpoints from the pop-up menus.

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Chapter 5

Working with Images, Shapes, and Other Objects

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