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[. . . ] Keynote User's Guide Keynote User's Guide K Apple Computer, Inc. © 2003 Apple Computer, Inc. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Apple. Your rights to the software are governed by the accompanying software license agreement. The Apple logo is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. , registered in the U. S. [. . . ] But to place text inside individual table cells, or to place graphic objects within individual cells or groups of cells, you must select only the cells you want to work with. Use the following methods to work with tables. To select the entire table: m Click outside the table once and then click the table. Selection handles appear on the edges of the table, which you can use to resize the table. To select a single table cell: 1 2 Click outside the table once, and then click the table to select the table. When you have selected a single cell, you can move between cells by pressing the arrow keys on your keyboard. If you type text in this mode, it will replace any text that already appears in the cell. After selecting a cell, you can place images, graphics, or change the cell background, as described in "Adding Graphics or Background Colors" on page 59. To select one segment of a cell border: 1 2 3 4 Click outside the table once, and then click the table to select the table. Click a border within the table to select the entire row or column border. Hold down the Shift key as you click to select noncontiguous border segments. To place or edit text inside a table cell: m Select an individual cell and then click that cell again. When the text cursor appears in a table cell, you can move the cursor between table cells by pressing the Tab key. To select a contiguous group of table cells: m Double-click a single cell, and then drag across the adjacent cells, or hold down the Shift key as you select the adjacent cells. 56 Chapter 5 To select a discontinuous group of table cells: m Hold down the Command key as you select cells. To switch the contents of two cells: m Select a single cell and drag it to another cell. The contents of the two cells are switched. To copy the contents of one cell into another: m Select a single cell and hold down the Option key as you drag it to another cell. Formatting Tables You can design tables in a variety of creative ways simply by changing the thickness and color of cell borders, selectively removing cell borders, or merging and splitting cells to create useful asymmetries within the table. All table formatting is done in the Table Inspector. To open the Table Inspector: 1 2 Choose View > Show Inspector (or click Inspector in the toolbar). In the Inspector window, click Table. Formatting Rows and Columns To change the number of rows and columns: 1 2 In the Table Inspector, type the number of rows you want in the Rows field. Type the number of columns you want in the Columns field. Type the number of table rows and columns. Combine adjacent cells or split rows and columns. Merging table cells combines adjacent cells into one, eliminating the border so that they behave as a single cell. Creating Tables 57 Splitting cells divides each selected cell into two equal parts, horizontally (rows) or vertically (columns), depending on your choice. To merge table cells: 1 2 Select a group of two or more adjacent table cells. In the Table Inspector, click Merge Cells. To split cells horizontally or vertically: 1 2 Select a table cell or cells. To split an entire row or column, select all the cells in the row or column. The selected cells are split down the center by rows (horizontally) or by columns (vertically). You can continue to select the split rows or columns and perform the split operation again, to create smaller and smaller units within a table cell. If you want to rejoin any adjacent parts of the split cells, select them and click Merge Cells. Aligning Text in a Table Cell You can place text wherever you want in a table cell. To justify text within a table cell: m Select the cell and click one of the Alignment buttons in the Table Inspector. Justify text center. Justify text left. Distribute text evenly. Justify text right. To align text vertically within a cell: m Select the cell and click one of the vertical alignment buttons in the Table Inspector. Place text in center of cell. Place text at bottom of cell. Place text at top of cell. 58 Chapter 5 Formatting Cell Borders You can change the line thickness and color of cell borders. Or you can choose to hide the cell border for any given cell. To set line thickness: m Select a cell border or set of cell borders and type a value in the Cell Border field of the Table Inspector. Enter a line thickness for selected cell borders. Choose to show or hide the selected cell borders. Choose a color for selected cell borders. To set line color: 1 2 3 Select a cell border or set of cell borders. [. . . ] Once you have set the shadow, opacity, and outline for the image, define the new properties as the defaults by selecting each one and doing one of the following: m Choose Format > Define Defaults for Master Slides > Define Image for Current Master to define the default image properties for only the master slide you are working on. m Choose Format > Define Defaults for Masters > Define Image for All Masters to define the default image properties for all the master slides in the theme you are working in. Delete the image from the slide. 5 Designing Your Own Master Slides and Themes 95 Saving a Custom Theme If you have made modifications to master slides in any theme, and you want to use these modifications again in other slide presentations, you can save the modified theme as a custom theme. Once you save your custom theme, master slides with your modifications will be available in the theme selection dialog. [. . . ]