A teacher using Keynote on a MacBook Pro

All About Me

Help students express themselves. With this project they’ll create a custom portrait using Keynote shapes to show their interests, hobbies, family, favorite sports, and more.

Download the project template
A silhouette of a human head made with shapes in Keynote

Choose a silhouette.

Have students pick the silhouette that best represents them, and use the “make editable” feature to adjust it.

A microscope shape
A trophy shape
An atom shape

Explore shapes.

The “Shape” button in the toolbar lets students choose from over 500 shapes. They can change the color, size, orientation, and even animate them.

A personalized image showing the atom and magnifying glass shapes inside the human head silhouette

Personalize it.

Students can personalize their silhouette with shapes that reflect their interests, hobbies, favorite subject, and more.

Project overview.

Learn more about creating a custom portrait in this how-to video.

Exploring Keynote shapes.

See how to get creative with shapes in this overview.