How do I change the default fonts and layout style in Keynote.app? This is Keynote downloaded from the App Store. For example, I'm beginning with the basic 'White' theme, which uses Gill Sans as the default font. I need Optima. (And so on.) I discovered, consistent with this, that I can edit all the master slides by hand, but this still doesn't change the default font: whenever I add new text, either to the master or to the presentation, it's always Gill Sans.

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Tip: You can set a preference in Keynote to always open a new presentation in a particular theme. If you plan to include table or chart data in your presentation, and want it formatted according to the conventions of another geographic region, click the Language pop-up menu in the bottom-left corner of the theme chooser, then choose another language.

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For more information, see. In the theme chooser, scroll to find the type of presentation you want to create, then double-click the theme to open it. To use a different layout for the first slide, click the Change Master button in the sidebar on the right, then select a different layout. Each slide layout is a you can use as a starting point for your content. To add your own content to the presentation, do any of the following:.

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Add a slide: Click in the, then select a layout. Add text: Double-click placeholder text and type your own. Add an image: Drag an image from your Mac or a webpage to a placeholder image or anywhere else on the slide, or click in the lower-right corner of a placeholder image to replace it with your own.

Choose File  Save, enter a name, choose a location, then click Save. If is set up on your Mac, Keynote saves the presentation to iCloud Drive by default. You can of the presentation or at any time. To play the presentation, click in the toolbar, then press the arrow keys to advance through the slides. To end the presentation, press Esc (Escape). For more ways to show a presentation, see. To close the presentation, click the red close button in the top-left corner of the window.

Closing the presentation doesn’t quit Keynote. You can set a preference in Keynote to always open a new presentation in a particular theme instead of from the theme chooser. Choose Keynote  Preferences (from the Keynote menu at the top of your screen). Click General at the top of the preferences window, then select the “Use theme” button.

The name that appears after “Use theme” is the currently selected theme. Click the Change Theme button, select a theme, then click Choose. To close the preferences window, click the red close button in the upper-left corner. After you set this preference, you can still open a new presentation with a different theme. Hold down the Option key, then choose File  New from Theme Chooser (from the File menu at the top of your screen).