The Format text action in the Apple Keynote package enables you to modify the appearance and style of text elements on a Keynote slide. This action allows you to change font type, size, color, alignment, and other text properties to customize how your text looks in the presentation.

Settings

  • Use the Session name field to select one of the following options:
    • Session name: Enter the name of the session used to open the presentation with the Open action.

      (Optional) Click the Insert a value icon to select an existing variable that you have used to store the default session name.

    • Variable: Enter the name of the variable that you have used to store the session name.
  • In the X coordinate and Y coordinate fields, specify the coordinates. Specify the X and Y coordinates to locate the text to be modified. X (from left) sets the horizontal position; Y (from top) sets the vertical position.
  • In the Format options, select one of the following settings to format your media.
    • Basic: Enable the Text formatting option to change any of the following styling options:
      • Font name: Specify the font name, for example, Helvetica Neue UltraLight, where Ultralight is the font's width.
        Note: Use the Font Book application to get the information about a typeface.
      • Font size: Specify the font size, for example, 16.
        Note: Changing the font size will also adjust the position of the text.
      • Text color: Specify the text color, for example, #FF5733
      • Text width: Specify the width of the text, for example, 440 to control wrapping width.
    • Script: Specify instructions for formatting a media object in Keynote.

Example script syntax and structure

You can use the Script option to write structured formatting commands directly, rather than filling form fields. This enables you to:
  • Combine multiple formatting parameters in one command.
  • Apply conditional formatting.
  • Reference variables for font, color, or position.
  • Reuse logic across multiple slides.
Note: When specifying a script, the properties within quotation marks currently cannot be set. For example, 
set its font to "Futura-CondensedMedium"
To set such properties, for example, the font name, use the Basic option.
A general structure of a Format text script looks like this:
tell the object text
   set its color to {6930, 44461, 63799}
   set its size to 46
end tell
set position to {100, 100}
set width to 400
set opacity to 70
set reflection showing to true
set reflection value to 100
set rotation to 10
set locked to true