March 22, 2020

Make Customized Placeholders in Keynote

Have you ever seen unique and customized placeholders on other people’s keynote projects?  You know . . .  ones that look like these:



Placeholders show students where to add info how to do it (either photo or video).  I finally discovered how to create customized placeholders in keynote, so here are tips and tricks to create your own.  Happy placeholder making!  


The Basics
Any photo can be converted into a placeholder.  The easiest way to create a customized placeholder is to create an image and take a full page screen shot like this:



That screen shot will be in your photos/camera roll.  Just import the image into your keynote and covert it to a placeholder like this:



Ideas for Placeholders
Here are some fun examples of placeholders.  Since placeholders are completely customizable, the possibilities are endless.  Have fun creating your own unique placeholders!  




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