Keynote
Keynote User Guide for Mac
- Welcome
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- Use iCloud Drive with Keynote
- Export to PowerPoint or another file format
- Reduce the presentation file size
- Save a large presentation as a package file
- Restore an earlier version of a presentation
- Move a presentation
- Delete a presentation
- Password-protect a presentation
- Lock a presentation
- Create and manage custom themes
- Copyright
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Add a border and background to a chart in Keynote on Mac
You can add a border and a background colour to any 2D bar, column, area or scatter chart.
![A 2D column chart with a gradient background.](https://help.apple.com/assets/6226A1DAA7565A37964B1B5D/6226A1DEA7565A37964B1B74/en_GB/02a54cd44de7776c5019273d13d975f4.png)
Click the chart to select it.
In the Format
sidebar, click the Chart tab.
In the Chart Options section, select the Border tickbox.
To add a background colour to the chart or choose a style and colour for the border, click the disclosure arrow next to Background & Border Style, then use the controls in that section.
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