Apply and edit slide layouts in Keynote on Apple Vision Pro
Apply a different slide layout
Create a new slide layout
Tap to select a slide on the left, tap in the navigation bar at the top of the window, tap Style, then tap Edit Slide Layout. Tap at the bottom of the slide navigator, then tap to select an existing slide layout that looks similar to what you want. Type a name for the new slide layout, then tap OK. Modify the slide layout however you like by adding text, images, shapes, placeholders, and other objects. See Add text and media placeholders . When you’re done editing, tap Done.
Add text and media placeholders
Tap to select a slide on the left, tap in the navigation bar at the top of the window, tap Style, then tap Edit Slide Layout. Tap to select the slide layout you want to edit. Do one of the following: Create a text placeholder: Add a text box or add a shape . Create a media placeholder: Add an image or add a video .
Change the item’s appearance however you like and pinch and drag it where you want it on the slide. Tap to select the object you added, tap , then tap Style. Scroll down, then turn on Define as Text Placeholder or Define as Media Placeholder. If you want slides based on this layout to allow objects to be layered under slide layout objects, tap the background of the slide (so that nothing is selected), tap , then turn on Allow Layering. To learn more about layers, see Layer, group, and lock objects in Keynote on Apple Vision Pro . When you’re done editing, tap Done.
Change a slide layout’s placeholder text
Tap to select a slide on the left, tap in the navigation bar at the top of the window, tap Style, then tap Edit Slide Layout. Tap to select the slide layout you want to edit, tap the placeholder text you want to replace, then tap . Tap Display, then type what you want the display text to say. For example, if you’re creating a theme for financial presentations, you might change “Presentation Subtitle” to “Quarter.” You can also add one or more tags. When you’re done editing, tap Done.
Add an object placeholder for a table, chart, or image gallery
Tap to select a slide on the left, tap in the navigation bar at the top of the window, tap Style, then tap Edit Slide Layout. Tap to select the slide layout you want to edit. Tap , then turn on Object Placeholder. Resize the placeholder and position it where you want. The first table, chart, or image gallery you add to any slide based on this slide layout assumes the placeholder’s size and position. If you want slides based on this layout to allow objects to be layered under slide layout objects, tap the background of the slide (so that nothing is selected), tap , then turn on Allow Layering. When you’re done editing, tap Done.
Delete a slide layout
Tap to select a slide on the left, then tap Edit Slide Layout. Tap to select the slide layout you want to delete, tap it again, tap in the format bar that appears, then tap . If slides in the presentation use this slide layout, choose a new one for those slides in the dialog that appears, then tap Choose. Tap Done.