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Now that we know how to add a variety of objects let's learn how to style them. If I open my
Keynote that I previously populated with the six different object types, I can style any
one by tapping to select an object, I will choose an image — and then tap the Format
Inspector at the top which uses the paint brush icon.
It opens with the Style tab selected and gives us 6 boarder options including reflection,
drop shadow, outline, white outline and a thicker white outline. Tapping the first thumbnail
removes the boarder so I will tap that to reset it.
Below these pre-defined styles we can tap on Style Options which allows us to apply
our own boarder instead of relying on the 5 defaults we previously looked at.
Firstly turn on the Boarder switch.
Now we can set a colour by tapping the swatch, and I can swipe to access a variety of colours,
I will select a nice blue.
Tap the Border arrow in the upper left to return to the previous options.
Next I can adjust the width by dragging the slider. Finally we can choose the outline
type from solid lines to hand drawn sketches.
At the very bottom we get access to various picture frames, but choosing one of these
will override your colour and line choice so I can tap a border line type to remove
the frame.
At the top next to to our Border button we can tap on Effects. This allows us to apply
a drop shadow in a variety of styles — add a reflection and adjust it's intensity, and
finally adjust the images opacity which is very useful and a feature I use a lot.
I will turn these off and tap the Style text in the upper left of this window to return
to the top level of the Format Inspector and you will notice two more options running along
the top but these will be covered in the next chapter.
What I want to do now is deselect my image by tapping in a blank area of my slide and
then selecting a different object, for example my table on the far right.
With this selected, if I tap the Format Inspector you will notice I get a different set of style
options with the first being Table style and colour.
Tapping Table Options down the bottom does not give me more control over the boarder
colour like with our image but the ability to display the Table Name, border, as well
as access to our horizontal and vertical line visibility.
If return to the top level of the Format Inspector we also have access to the tables header options.
It's important to know that the format inspector will change based on what sort of object you
have selected with no set of formatting and styling tools being identical.
Whilst this chapter provided a surface look at styles and the format inspector across
different object types, we will now take a more in-depth look at it's application to
individual object types.