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How to insert and manipulate images on our Keynote slides.
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Topic
How to insert and manipulate images on our Keynote slides.
When to use
Each time we add an image to our slide deck, we can make adjustments that will help to make that image stand out and convey the message that it was intended to convey.
Instructions
Keynote is extremely powerful when it comes to using images.
There are two ways to insert an image onto our slide:
- drag and drop an image from our Desktop to our canvas
- click on the Media button on the toolbar to browse for the file to use from our Photos library
We can change the style of our image by:
- selecting the image
- selecting the desired style from the formatting pane
We can replace an image with another image in the same space on our canvas by:
- selecting the original image
- clicking the “Replace Image” button on the formatting pane
- browsing for the new image
Note: we can also delete an image and import a new image.
To crop an image:
- select the image
- click the “Edit Mask” button on the formatting pane
- adjust the handles on the sides, top and bottom
To add an Instant Alpha to an image:
- select the image
- click the “Instant Alpha” button on the formatting pane
- select an area to set as transparent by clicking a spot and dragging outward
Shadows applied to images with transparent backgrounds will follow the visible portion of the image, not the full image.
We can have Keynote automatically adjust the quality of an image by:
- selecting the image
- clicking the “Enhance” button on the formatting pane
Note: to have more control over image quality, click on the “Advanced Adjustments” button on the formatting pane
If you don’t like the changes made to an image, we can click the “Reset” button.
Edits made to our images are non-destructive. In other word, the changes aren’t applied to the original image file.
Login to download- 00:05 Keynote is an incredibly powerful tool for many reasons.
- 00:08 And one area where this is especially true is working with images.
- 00:12 In this lesson we'll show you how to insert an image, edit that image,
- 00:16 apply an image mask, add borders, and even apply and instant alpha.
- 00:21 And if you're not sure what that is, don't worry,
- 00:23 you'll be an expert by the end of this lesson.
- 00:25 So let's get started.
- 00:27 First, less insert an image.
- 00:29 There are two ways to insert an image onto your slide.
- 00:33 If you have an image file that you want to use in finder or
- 00:36 on your desktop, we simply drag and drop that onto our slide.
- 00:40 That's it.
- 00:41 That's the easiest way.
- 00:43 If you have an image file in your photos library that you want to use,
- 00:46 we can click the media button on our tool bar to open the photos library.
- 00:51 This integrated browser should look familiar to you as you browse through
- 00:54 your albums.
- 00:56 Once we have found the picture we want to use,
- 00:58 we click on that image and add it to our slide.
- 01:02 Now that we have an image file to work with let's walk through some of
- 01:05 the editing functions within key note.
- 01:07 Under the style tab on the formatting pane we can browse through and
- 01:11 select a style to choose from.
- 01:13 These styles will help to make your images look a little more interesting for
- 01:16 your audiences to view.
- 01:18 Styles are nothing more than a collection of settings based on border style, shadow,
- 01:23 and reflection.
- 01:24 You'll notice that these same three attributes are also found below.
- 01:27 This is where we can tweak our settings to our specific needs.
- 01:31 For example if we wanted to change the type of shadow
- 01:34 we could do this under the shadow section.
- 01:37 Now that we've explored the various styles to choose from,
- 01:40 let's take a a look at how we can edit our image using the tools built into Keynote.
- 01:44 With our image selected let's click on the Image tab in the formatting pane.
- 01:49 The first option we see is an image Replacement button.
- 01:52 If we wanted to swap our current image with maybe another version of the image
- 01:57 we could do this here.
- 01:59 The alternative would be to remove the unwanted image from our slide.
- 02:02 And then drag the new image onto the slide.
- 02:05 The replace feature may save us a few clicks and a little time.
- 02:10 The edit mask feature is sometimes referred to as a cropping tool.
- 02:13 If we wanted to crop the sides or the top or bottom off of our image for
- 02:17 example we would click the edit mask button,
- 02:20 which would give us some adjustment handles to change according to our needs.
- 02:24 Once we have adjusted those handles as we need them, we click done, that's it.
- 02:30 The next option is our Instant Alpha.
- 02:33 This is great for removing unwanted backgrounds on images.
- 02:36 In this example, we want to remove the background so
- 02:39 that the characters are on their own.
- 02:41 Doing this will also create a cleaner feel to the slide since the slide's background
- 02:45 itself can be a little distracting.
- 02:49 To this, we will click on the Instant Alpha button to invoke the tool.
- 02:53 Immediately we see a box with a crosshair in the center.
- 02:57 If we want a single color to be removed or
- 03:00 set as transparent, we simply place the center of the box on that color and click.
- 03:05 In most cases backgrounds have gradients, so
- 03:07 using these methods may take a little bit longer than ideal.
- 03:11 In those situations we would click and
- 03:13 hold on the mouse, while we drag it outward away from the original location.
- 03:18 The further out we drag before letting go of the mouse,
- 03:21 the more colors will be removed.
- 03:23 If we go too far we run the risk of removing part of the image itself.
- 03:27 So there's a fine line.
- 03:28 Fortunately, Apple makes this super easy for us.
- 03:31 We simply drag out and in and out and
- 03:34 in until we find the perfect amount of transparency.
- 03:37 Once we've found it we can let go of the mouse to commit the changes.
- 03:41 You'll see now, as I move the mouse around,
- 03:44 that our background truly is transparent.
- 03:47 Another benefit to doing this is apparent when we add a shadow to our image.
- 03:51 Notice how the shadow now follows the remaining image,
- 03:54 ignoring the areas of the image that are transparent.
- 03:58 Let's talk about editing our image.
- 04:00 As you can see, we can quickly and easily adjust the exposure and
- 04:03 saturation of any image that we have selected.
- 04:06 We can also click Enhance to let Keynote adjust the colors, exposure and
- 04:10 contrast automatically.
- 04:12 Sometimes that works well, and other times it can make the image look slightly worse.
- 04:17 If you use this feature and you don't like the result, you can always click the Reset
- 04:21 button to take the image back to the original settings.
- 04:24 If you want a lot of control over your image,
- 04:26 we'll want to click the advanced adjustments button here.
- 04:30 This will open a new heads up window, where we can adjust levels, exposure,
- 04:34 contrast, highlights, shadows and much more with great level of granularity.
- 04:40 We won't go through all the options in detail here,
- 04:42 but I would strongly encourage you to explore them on your own.
- 04:46 As I mentioned before,
- 04:47 if you decide you don't like the changes that you've made to your image, you can
- 04:51 always click the reset button to reset the image back to the original version.
- 04:55 One more note about these editing changes,
- 04:58 these are non destructive changes to the original image.
- 05:01 In other words these edits will not affect the version of the image in your
- 05:04 photos library or from your desktop.
- 05:07 So feel free to be as creative as you need to be.
- 05:11 Now that we've explored lots of ways to edit your images together its time for
- 05:14 you to explore them in greater detail on your own.
- 05:17 Spend some time right now and practice inserting images, making changes,
- 05:22 adding a mask or cropping, removing backgrounds, and adding borders.
- 05:27 I think you will quickly come to love the control that Keynote
- 05:29 gives you when working with images.
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