When you’re creating a presentation in Keynote, the way you arrange the items on your slides is key to delivering your message. For example, you may be using images and text on a slide that need to be placed in a certain way that makes sense to your audience. But you might not always know this as you’re building it.
Whether you have created your slideshow from scratch or used one of the built-in templates, you can still quickly change the slide layout in Keynote to better match your presentation, and here’s how.
Change the slide layout in Keynote on Mac
Open the Keynote app on your Mac and the slideshow that you want to change. Then, follow these steps to change the slide layout:
- Select the slide you want to change from the Slide Navigator on the left. If you don’t have this open, click View > Navigator from the menu bar.
- Once you select the slide, click Format on the top right to open the Format Sidebar.
- Click Slide Layout at the top.
- Choose one of the new layouts, and your slide will instantly change. You can pick from a dozen layouts, including title only, photo only, title and photo, etc.
You’ll notice in the Format Sidebar that you can also check items under the Appearance section for title, body, and slide number, as well as change the background color. These changes will apply only to the slide you select.
Change the slide layout in Keynote on iPhone and iPad
Open the Keynote app and the presentation you want to change on your iPhone or iPad. Then, do the following to adjust the slide layout:
- Select the slide you want to change from the Slide Navigator on the left.
- Once you select the slide, tap the brush icon (format) on the top.
- Tap Layout and choose one of the new layouts. Your slide will change immediately.
- Finally, tap X or the brush icon to close the formatting pop-up.
You can also change the background, and enable or disable the title, body, slide number, etc., in the same formatting window.
Hopefully, knowing how to change the slide layout in Keynote will help you create the perfect presentation. Let us know if there’s something in Keynote that you’re struggling with, and a tutorial may come of it!
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