How can I change default font in keynote for iPad?

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How can I change default font in keynote for iPad?

I have the current version of Keynote, 10.1. When I add a text box to a slide, it defaults to Helvetica Neue, in 24 point bold - a very strange choice for the default. I have no use for this font so I need to manually change it each time I add a text box. As a work-around I am just copying text boxes from one slide to the next so I don't need to set the style each time.

Surely there must be a way to set my own default font style in a document? I thought it might be in 'document setup' but it's not.

iPad (6th gen) WiFi

Posted on Nov 24, 2020 12:12 AM

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Tom Gewecke

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Dec 2, 2020 7:16 AM in response to augratin

Does adding a new Master Slide help at all?

https://support.apple.com/guide/keynote-ipad/add-and-edit-master-slides-tan7a2b69972/ipados

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Tom Gewecke

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Dec 2, 2020 8:16 PM in response to augratin

It looks like you need to use the feedback link provided earlier to ask Apple to fix this. Include a link to this discussion so they can see your examples.

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augratin Author

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Dec 2, 2020 4:43 AM in response to KMB_12

I already read through that before I posted here, and it doesn't say anything about the DEFAULT styles of the slides. It explains only how to change styles after dropping in text boxes. As an iPad & Keynote user for 9+ years, I surely know how to do that already.

To restate: I want to change the default text that appears here in the object picker before it gets inserted into the slide. I don't want to have to change it manually each and every time I insert a text box:

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augratin Author

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Dec 2, 2020 6:29 PM in response to Tom Gewecke

It seems to be saying that we can change the words in the placeholder text boxes to say whatever we want, but I was not able to get the style attributes (font, size, color) to change in the object picker. See below, I changed the placeholder text in the master slide to "Faggard Frog" font in red, but the default font did not change in the object picker.

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KMB_12

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Dec 1, 2020 6:46 PM in response to augratin

Hello and welcome to Apple Support Communities augratin,

We see that you're wanting to set your own default font when using Keynote on your iPad. We can understand wanting to be able to set a certain font, and we'd like to provide some information.

The links below provide some help with changing the font when using Keynote on your iPad, and some additional information about using Keynote.

Change the look of text in Keynote on iPad

Keynote User Guide

Keep in mind that what you want to do might not be possible with Keynote. However, you could always submit feedback regarding this.

Product Feedback

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How can I change default font in keynote for iPad?

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