HOW TO Create your own presentation

1 Choose a template

Launch Keynote. If you don’t see the Template Chooser, go to the File menu and select New. In the top-right corner of the Template Chooser, choose Wide or Standard. Click on a template then click Create. We’ve chosen Academy.

4 Add text

Double-click in the Title text box to select all the text then type your own title over it. You may need to change the text colour to make it stand out. To do that choose the Text tab in Format, then Text Colour.

7 Add another slide

In the toolbar, click the Add Slide button. Click on a slide to use it was a template. We’re going to start with a section on hard landscaping, and we want to include a photo, so we have chosen an appropriate template.

2 Choose a layout

We want an opening slide that will grab our audiences’s attention, which means a full-size image. Click on Format, then on the drop-down next to Slide Layout. Choose Title & Photo. We’re now ready to add our own words and photos.

5 Customise the text

If changing the colour still doesn’t make it stand out, go to the Style tab, select Colour Fill and choose a background colour for the text box. To adjust the lines above and below the text box, select them individually.

8 Edit image and text

Add an image and add text as we did for the first slide. To zoom in on part of the image, click on it and press Edit Mask. Use the slider to place more of the image in the masked area, zooming in on the image in the unmasked zone.

3 Add a title image

Click on the photo icon at the bottom right of the slide and you will be taken to your Photos library. Locate the image you want to use and click on it. If you change your mind, press ç+Z to undo and click the icon to start again.

6 Add the rest of the text

Add a subtitle and your name as you did with the title. To change the font or size of any text, select it and choose Text in the Format palette. Use the options in the Style tab to make adjustments or choose a paragraph style.

9 Add a transition

Click on the first slide in the sidebar, then Animate. Click Add an Effect and choose a transition. Click Preview to preview the transition. Use the slider to adjust its length and the menu to select how it is triggered.