Keynote

Add a reflection or shadow in Keynote on Mac

You can add a reflection and a shadow to images, shapes, text boxes, lines, arrows and videos.

Add a reflection

Click to select an object, or select multiple objects.
In the Format sidebar, click the Style tab.
Select the Reflection tickbox, then drag the slider to make the reflection more or less visible.

Click to select an object, or select multiple objects.
To add a shadow to a chart, see Change the look of bars, wedges and more in Keynote on Mac.
In the Format sidebar, click the Style tab.
Click the disclosure arrow next to Shadow, click the pop-up menu, then choose a type of shadow:
- Drop Shadow: Makes the object look like it’s hovering above the slide.
- Contact Shadow: Makes the object look like it’s standing on the slide.
- Curved Shadow: Makes an object look like its edges are curled.
Adjust any of the following to change the shadow’s look:
- Blur: The softness of a shadow’s edge.
- Offset: The distance between the shadow and the object or text.
- Angle: The angle of the shadow.
- Perspective: The angle of the light source in a contact shadow.

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