Show or hide the inspectors

The Keynote window has a sidebar on the right that shows inspectors for formatting objects, animating objects, and setting presentation and audio options. You can show or hide the sidebar as necessary.

The sidebar shows either the Format, Animate, or Document inspector. You can click their buttons in the toolbar to switch from one to the other. If you click the button for the inspector that’s visible, the whole sidebar closes. To reopen the sidebar, click the button again.

To show or hide the sidebar, you can also choose View > Inspector > Format or View > Inspector > Hide Inspector (from the View menu at the top of your screen).

See also
Ways to view your slides