Save and organize chart styles

If you customize the appearance of a chart and want to apply these same changes to other charts, you can create a new style. The new style is saved along with the styles that come with the theme.

Save a chart as a new style

  1. Select the chart with the changes you want to save as a new style.

  2. Click the Chart tab at the top of the sidebar on the right side of the Keynote window.

    If you don’t see a sidebar or it doesn’t have a Chart tab, click Format button at the top of the window.

  3. Click the triangle on the right side of the chart style thumbnails to go to the last group of styles.

  4. Click New style button to add your style.

  5. In the dialog that appears, choose an option:

    • All series styles: Keep all available series styles associated with the chart.

    • Only visible series styles: Keep only the series styles currently visible in the chart.

  6. Click OK.

Your new chart style is added to the chart styles at the top of the sidebar. You can drag styles to organize them however you like, or replace them.

Organize and delete chart styles

You can change the order of the chart styles in the sidebar on the right side of the Keynote window.

  1. Click and hold the style you want to move until the style flashes.

  2. Drag the style to a new location.

    To move a style from one group to another, drag it over the left or right arrow to open the next group, then drag it to where you want it.

To delete a style, Control-click it, then choose Delete Style.

Replace chart styles

To quickly change the appearance of charts that use the same style, you can redefine the style.

  1. Select one of the charts that shares the style you want to update, then modify its appearance so it looks the way you want.

  2. Select the chart you just modified (if you deselected it).

  3. Click the Chart tab at the top of the sidebar on the right side of the Keynote window.

    If you don’t see a sidebar or the sidebar doesn’t have a Chart tab, click Format button in the toolbar.

  4. Control-click the style, then choose Redefine Style from Selection.

  5. If your chart has fewer than six series, a dialog appears. Choose an option:

    • All series styles: Keep all available series styles associated with the chart.

    • Only visible series styles: Keep only the series styles currently visible in the chart.

  6. Click OK.

    The style is updated in the sidebar, and all charts that use the style are updated.