How do I add currency in Keynote?

To add currency formatting to data in Keynote, you typically format table cells to display numbers as currency.

Here are the steps to format data as currency in a table within your Keynote presentation:

Formatting Table Cells as Currency

When you have a table in your Keynote slide that contains numerical data you want to represent as monetary values, you can apply currency formatting. This ensures that currency symbols, decimal places, and appropriate separators are displayed correctly.

1. Select the Table or Cells:

   • Click on the table to select it.
   • Alternatively, select the specific cells within the table that you want to format. You can select a range of cells, an entire row, or an entire column.

2. Open the Format Inspector:

   • With the table or cells selected, open the Format Inspector. This is usually located in the sidebar on the right side of the Keynote window (it often looks like a paintbrush icon).

3. Access Cell Formatting Options:

   • In the Format Inspector, click on the Cell tab. This tab contains various options for formatting the appearance and data type of table cells.

4. Choose Data Format:

   • Locate the Data Format section within the Cell tab.
   • Click the Data Format pop-up menu, then choose Currency. This tells Keynote to treat the numbers in the selected cells as currency values.

5. Customize Currency Display (Optional):

   • After selecting Currency, additional options will appear.
   • Set the number of decimal places: In the Decimals field, type the number of decimal places you want to display (e.g., 2 for standard currency). Keynote rounds the display value instead of truncating the display value. This means if you have 10.567 and set decimals to 2, it will display as 10.57, not 10.56.
   • You can also typically choose the specific currency symbol and decide if you want to use thousand separators.

Once these steps are completed, the numbers in the selected cells will be displayed with the chosen currency format.

Applying currency format is essential for presenting financial data clearly in your Keynote slides, ensuring consistency and professionalism.