Format characters and punctuation in Keynote on Apple Vision Pro

You can quickly make selected text all uppercase or lowercase, or format text as a title, with the first letter of each word capitalized.

Modify capitalization

Select the text you want to change, then tap in the navigation bar at the top of the window.
Tap in the Font section of the controls.
If you don’t see text controls, tap Text or Cell.
Tap a capitalization option.
- None: The text is left as you entered it, with no changes.
- All Caps: All text is capitalized at the same height.
- Small Caps: All text is capitalized with larger capitals for uppercase letters.
- Title Case: The first letter of each word (except for prepositions, articles, and conjunctions) is capitalized—for example, Seven Wonders of the World.
- Start Case: The first letter of each word is capitalized—for example, Seven Wonders Of The World.

Turn ligatures on or off for selected text

You can affect character spacing with ligatures, a decorative joining of two characters to form a single typographic character. You can use ligatures in your presentation if the font you’re using supports them.

Select the text you want to change, or select a text box to change all the text in it.
Tap in the navigation bar at the top of the window, then tap in the Font section.
If you don’t see text controls, tap Text or Cell.
Tap a Ligatures option:
- Default: Uses the default ligature settings for the font you’re using, which may not be all of the ligatures available for the font.
- None: Uses regular spacing with no ligatures for the font.
- All: Uses all available ligatures for the font.

Add drop caps

A drop cap is a decorative first character (a large letter or combination of characters) that you can style and position at the beginning of a paragraph. You can add a drop cap to text inside a shape and inside text boxes with eight selection handles.

Double-tap to place the insertion point inside a shape or eight-handled text box.
Tap in the navigation bar at the top of the window, then turn on the Drop Cap setting at the bottom of the Text menu.
If the text box or shape already contains text, a drop cap is added to the start of the paragraph that contains the insertion point. If the text box or shape is empty, the drop cap appears when you start typing.
Do any of the following:
- Quickly change the appearance of the drop cap: Select a preset style in the menu below the Drop Cap switch.
- Change the position of the drop cap or add a background shape: Tap Drop Cap Options, then make any adjustments.
- Use a different font style, size, or color for only the drop cap (not the entire paragraph): Select the drop cap, then make your choices in the format bar that appears.

Format fractions automatically

You can set Keynote to automatically format fractions as you type them. The setting doesn’t apply to fractions you type in table cells or comments.

Tap in the navigation bar at the top of the window, tap Settings, then tap Auto-Correction.
Turn on Auto-Format Fractions, then tap Done.
Type a fraction (for example, 1/2), then tap the Space bar and keep typing, or tap Return.

The setting applies to text you type from now on—it doesn’t change fractions you’ve already typed.

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Apple Vision Pro User Guide

Format characters and punctuation in Keynote on Apple Vision Pro

Modify capitalization

Turn ligatures on or off for selected text

Add drop caps

Format fractions automatically