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Portrait mode for Keynote

I have recently started using Keynote after a long career of PPT. I need to create a presentation in portrait mode, is this possible? I can't find any discussions on this less than 5 years old. Is this possible? I found in the user guide where it shows how to do this (select documents on tool bar and select orientation), but that does not exist on my version, which I believe is the latest. What am I missing?

MacBook Air

Posted on Jan 16, 2019 5:47 PM

Posted on Jan 17, 2019 12:07 PM

Go to: Inspector > Document > Document > in the Slide Size dropdown menu, select Custom Slide Size then enter the pixel resolution you require so using a 1920 x 1200 resolution:

this is a horizontal slide:

this is a vertical slide:

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Jan 17, 2019 12:07 PM in response to Fobozzz

Jan 17, 2019 12:55 PM in response to Fobozzz

Thanks much. I had done this but didn’t know the exact measurements. Thanks again

Set up your presentation in Keynote

Learn how to choose a theme, add slides, and change the look and aspect ratio of your presentation on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or online at iCloud.com.

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Learn how to choose a theme, add content, change the look of a slide, and more.

Choose a theme and add content

To create a Keynote presentation, first choose a theme. Themes contain predesigned slide layouts, which you can use as a starting point for your presentation.

Tap Choose a Theme, then tap a theme.

To add your own text, double-tap placeholder text.

Change the slide size

You can change the slide size to fit screens with different aspect ratios. Any existing content might be moved to accommodate the new aspect ratio.

Open your presentation in Keynote.

Tap Presentation Options, then tap Presentation Setup.

Tap Slide Size at the bottom of the window, tap a new size, then tap Done.

If you choose Custom, enter the slide dimensions, then tap Done.

Change the look of a slide

To quickly change the look of a slide, you can apply a different slide layout to it. When you change a slide's layout, any content you've already added appears in the new layout.

Select one or more slides.

Swipe to see all slide layouts, then tap one to apply it.

Change the look of your entire presentation

To quickly change the look of your entire presentation, you can choose a new theme at any time. If you added content, it's placed in the slides of the new theme. Any customizations you've made, like changing the color of text, appear in the new theme.

Tap Themes at the bottom of the window.

Tap a theme or swipe to see more themes.

When you're finished, tap Done.

Edit slide layouts

To quickly make changes to multiple slides in your presentation at once, you can edit slide layouts. You can change the layout of a slide, add text, images, and objects. Changes to slide layouts affect the slides in your presentation that use the same slide layout.

Tap on the background of a slide, then tap Edit Slide Layout in the menu that appears.

In the sidebar, tap a slide that you want to edit.

Choose what you want to do — rearrange content, add text, images, and objects.

When you’re done editing slide layouts, tap Done in the upper-right corner.

Use Keynote for Mac

In Keynote, choose File > New, then double-click the theme you want to use in the theme chooser. If the theme chooser doesn't appear, hold the Option key, choose File > New from Theme Chooser, then double-click the theme you want to use.

To add your own text, double-click placeholder text.

You can change the slide size to fit screens or projectors with different aspect ratios. Any existing content might be moved to accommodate the new aspect ratio.

Choose a slide size from the Slide Size pop-up menu.

If you chose Custom Slide Size, enter the slide dimensions, then click OK.

To change the look of your entire presentation, choose a new theme at any time. If you added content, it's placed in the slides of the new theme.

Click Change Theme.

Double-click a new theme.

To make sure the customizations that you've made (like text color) appear in the new theme, select “Keep your style changes.”

You can always undo a theme change if you preferred your previous theme.

To quickly make changes to multiple slides in your presentation at once, you can edit slide layouts.

From the menu bar, choose View > Edit Slide Layouts.

In the sidebar, select a slide layout that you want to edit.

When you’re done editing slide layouts, click Done in the lower-right corner.

Changes to slide layouts affect the slides in your presentation that use the same slide layout.

Keynote for iCloud

You can choose a theme when you create a new Keynote presentation online at iCloud.com.

Double-click a theme. The presentation opens in a new tab or window in your browser.

To add your own text to a slide, double-click the placeholder text.

To add your own image to a slide, drag an image from your computer to the placeholder image.

If you want to change the look of slides, slide size, or the theme after initially creating your presentation in Keynote for iCloud, open your presentation in Keynote on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.

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