Use phonetic guides in Keynote on Mac

1. Go to the Keynote app on your Mac.

2. Open a presentation, then select the text.

   Don’t include any trailing paragraph breaks or punctuation in your selected text.

3. Control-click the selected text, then choose Phonetic Guide Text from the shortcut menu.

   A phonetic guide appears with the selected text.

   

4. To change the phonetic guide text, choose one of the options in the Phonetic Guide list or type your own in the text field.

5. Click anywhere outside the Phonetic Guide Text window to apply the text you chose, then close the window.

You can change the language of phonetic guide text or remove the text.

1. Go to the Keynote app on your Mac.

2. Open a presentation, click the word with phonetic guide text, then choose Phonetic Guide Text from the shortcut menu.

3. Do one of the following:

   • Change the guide text: Enter new text, or choose one of the options.

     The phonetic options presented depend on which keyboards are set up.

   • Remove the guide text: Click Remove Phonetic Guide Text.