Keynote includes cinematic effects for animating slides and anything you put on them. Animations have the most impact when they’re used purposefully, such as when you’re introducing new topics or big ideas, or for adding drama.
Add a transition between slides. Select a slide thumbnail, then click Animate in the toolbar to open the Animate sidebar.
Click Add an Effect. Move the pointer over the list of transitions in the menu and click Preview to try the effect. Click the name of the transition to apply it.
Animate a bulleted list. Select a bulleted list on a slide, and open the Build In tab in the Animate sidebar.
Click Add an Effect. Move the pointer over the list of effects in the menu and click Preview to try the animation effect. Click the name of the effect to apply it.
To have bullets animate in one at a time, choose By Bullet from the Delivery pop‑up menu. Click Preview to preview the animation.
Switch to the Build Out tab and choose an effect to have bullets animate out after appearing on screen.
Present a story overview with an animated “stack of cards.” Layer images for each part of the story on top of one another, rotate each image a few degrees, then apply an effect like Move In or Pivot to reveal them.
Apply slide transitions that enhance each slide of a story you’re telling. Use Wipe to compare full‑screen before‑and‑after images, Doorway to introduce the most important topic, or Flip to present counterpoints to an argument.
Make your animations even more sophisticated by animating shapes or masked photos and configuring multiple actions to play at the same time. Try making a photo appear along with a caption, or have one shape appear while another disappears.
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