Show it with shapes.

More than 700 customizable shapes help you create instructional illustrations. You can use shapes to represent almost anything imaginable, whether it’s a character relationship, historical timeline, or biological process.

Try it.

Add a shape. Click Shape in the toolbar.

Apply it.

  • Recreate fictional or historical conversations using people shapes, speech bubbles, and text boxes. Embellish with flags, hats, or other relevant shapes.

  • Add a pin or other place shape to a map to identify noteworthy locations. You can also enlarge map shapes to highlight specific regions.

Go further.

If you don’t find the shape you need in Keynote, you can draw your own shape from scratch using the pen tool. Create a custom logo for a class or project, then save it to your shapes library so you can use it in other projects.

Learn more about drawing shapes