Add and edit a shape in Keynote on Apple Vision Pro
The shapes library contains hundreds of shapes in a variety of categories. After you add a shape to a slide, you can customise the shape in a number of ways. For example, you can change the standard five-point star into a twenty-point starburst and adjust how rounded the corners of a square are. You can also add text inside a shape and fill a shape with colour or an image.
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Add a shape
Tap
in the toolbar at the bottom of the window, select a category in the shapes library, then tap or pinch and drag a shape to add it to your slide.To search for a shape, type its name in the search field at the top of the shapes library.
Pinch and drag the shape to reposition it on the slide.
Adjust the features of a shape
You can change features of any basic shape (from the Basic category in the shapes library) that has a green dot when it’s selected. For example, you can add more arms to a five-point star.
Note: On Apple Vision Pro, you may need to make the shape larger to see the green dot. You can change the shape back to its original size after you make your changes.
Tap a shape to select it.
Do any of the following:
Reshape the corners of a rounded rectangle: Pinch and drag the green dot toward a corner to sharpen it, or away from a corner to make it rounder.
Change the number of points on a star: Pinch and drag the outer green dot clockwise to add points, or anticlockwise to remove them. A star can have between three and twenty points.
Change the shape of the points on a star: Pinch and drag the inner green dot towards the centre of the star to make the points longer and narrower, or drag away from the centre to make the points shorter and wider.
Change the shape of a call out or speech bubble: Pinch and drag the green dot on the body of the bubble to reshape it. Pinch and drag the green dot at the tip of the point to change its length and position. Pinch and drag the green dot at the base of the point to change its width.
Change the number of sides in a polygon: Pinch and drag the green dot clockwise or anticlockwise to adjust the number of sides.
Adjust the proportions of arrows: Pinch and drag the green dot towards the tip of the arrow to make the arrowhead shallower, or drag the dot towards the side point of the arrow to make the arrow’s trunk thicker.
You can also edit features of a shape by changing their specific values, like the number of points on a star, the corner radius on a rounded rectangle, the width of the tail on a speech bubble and more. Tap
in the navigation bar at the top of the window, tap Arrange, then use the controls or tap the values for the features you want to change.
Save a custom shape
Tap a custom shape, tap
in the format bar that appears, then tap Add to Shapes.The shape is saved in the My Shapes category of the shapes library, which appears only when you have custom shapes. Shapes appear in the library in the order you create them; you can’t change this order.
In the shapes library, pinch and hold the shape you just created, then tap Rename.
Type your own name for the shape.