Animate objects in Keynote on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac

Emphasize your words and objects with animations like rotate, blink, and more. You can even move things around the slide for a unique visual impact.

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Animate objects in Keynote for iPhone and iPad

Emphasize an object or text with an animation, or create a motion path to make your object or text move across the slide.

Animate an object

1. Tap the object that you want to animate, then tap Animate in the menu that appears.

2. Tap Add Action, then choose an animation.

3. Tap Done in the upper-right corner. You can customize an animation at any time.

Create a motion path

Draw a motion path with Apple Pencil (on supported devices) or with your finger.

1. Tap the object that you want to animate, then tap Animate in the menu that appears.

2. Tap Add Action, then tap Create Path.

3. Drag the object across the slide to create the motion path. By default, the path curves  . To create a path with straight lines, tap the Straight Line button  . If you want to redraw the path, tap Clear, then draw the path again.

4. Tap Done at the bottom after you finish drawing the path, then Tap Done in the upper-right corner. You can edit the path at any time.

Edit a motion path

1. Tap the object, then tap Animate in the menu that appears.
2. Tap Motion Path, then do any of the following:
   • To change where it starts or ends, drag the opaque object where you want the path to begin, or drag the transparent object where you want the path to end.
   • To move points in the path, tap the path, then drag any red or white dot.
   • To redraw the path, tap the object, tap Redraw Path in the menu that appears, then drag the object across the slide to create the motion path.
   • To remove a point, tap the path, tap a point, then tap Delete Point in the menu that appears.
   • To make a point in the path curved or straight, tap the path, tap a red or white point, then tap Make Sharp Point or Make Smooth Point.
   • To split the path into separate builds, tap the path, tap the point where you want the path to split, then tap Split Path.
   • To make the object pivot to match the curve of the motion path as it moves, turn on Align to Path. With Align to Path turned on, you can also use the Rotation slider to adjust the object’s initial alignment to the movement path.
3. Tap Done in the upper-right corner after you finish editing the path.

Customize an animation

To change the duration of an animation and other settings, follow these steps:

1. Tap the object, then tap Animate in the menu that appears.

2. Tap Action, tap the animation that you want to customize, then make adjustments. To preview the animation, tap the Play button  .

3. Tap Done in the upper-right corner after you customize your animation.

Arrange and remove builds

To change when an animation starts, change the build order.

1. Tap the More button  , then tap Animate.

2. Tap the Build Order button   in the upper-right corner, then make adjustments:

   • To change the order of animations, touch and hold a build, the drag it to a new position.
   • To change when an animation starts, tap a build, then use the Start and Delay options.
   • To delete a build, swipe left on a build, then tap Delete.

3. Tap Done in the upper-right corner.

Animate objects in Keynote for Mac

Emphasize an object or text with an animation, or create a motion path to make your object or text move across the slide.

Animate an object

1. Select the object that you want to animate.
2. Click the Animate button   in the upper-right corner, then click the Action tab.
3. Click Add an Effect, then choose an effect. You can customize an animation at any time.

Create a motion path

1. Select the object that you want to animate.

2. Click the Animate button   in the upper-right corner, then click the Action tab.

3. Click Add an Effect, then choose Move.

4. Drag the opaque object where you want the movement to begin, then drag the transparent object where you want the movement to end. To add curves to the path, drag the white dots along the line. You can edit the path at any time.

Edit a motion path

1. Select the object.
2. Click the red diamond   that appears under the object, then do any of the following:
   • To change the animation’s path, drag the opaque or transparent objects somewhere else on the slide, or drag any red or white dot.
   • To change the path’s curve or angles, Control-click on any point in the path and choose Make Sharp Point, Make Smooth Point, or Make Bézier Point.
   • To remove a point, Control-click on any point in the path, then click Delete.
   • To change other settings like timing and acceleration, use the options in the Action tab.
   • To make the object pivot to match the curve of the path as it moves, click “Align to path” in the Action tab.

Customize an animation

To change the duration of an animation and other settings, follow these steps:

1. Select the object.
2. Click the Animate button   in the upper-right corner, then click the Action tab.
3. To change the duration and other settings, use the options in the Action tab.

Arrange and remove builds

If you want to change when an animation starts, learn how to change the build order.

1. Click the Animate button   in the upper-right corner.

2. Click the Build Order button in the lower-right corner to show the Build Order window, then make your adjustments:

   • To change the order of animations, drag a build to a new position.
   • To change when a build starts, select a build, then use the Start and Delay options.
   • To delete a build, select a build, then press the Delete key.

3. Click the Close button  .

Published Date: April 02, 2021

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