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Layer, group and lock objects in Keynote on Apple Vision Pro

You can work with and arrange the objects on a slide in a number of ways:

Layer (or stack) objects to create the appearance of depth
Group objects to more easily move, resize or rotate them as a single unit
Lock objects to avoid inadvertently moving, modifying or deleting them

Layer objects

Pinch and drag an object so that it overlaps with one or more other objects.
Tap the object, tap in the format bar that appears, then pinch and drag the slider until the object is layered where you want it.

Group or un-group objects

Tap in the toolbar (at the bottom of the window) to select multiple objects.
Tap the objects you want to group, or tap Select All, then tap Done.
Tap in the format bar that appears, then tap Group.
You may need to tap the group of objects to see the format bar.

To ungroup objects, tap the group, tap in the format bar that appears, then tap Ungroup.

Lock or unlock objects

When an object is locked, you can’t move, delete or modify it in any way until you unlock it.

The Keynote app on Apple Vision Pro, showing a slide with a locked object and the option to unlock the object in the format bar.

Tap an object to select it.
Tap in the format bar that appears, then tap .

To unlock an object, tap it, then tap .

See alsoResize, rotate and flip objects in Keynote on Apple Vision Pro Place objects inside a text box or shape in Keynote on Apple Vision Pro

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