Can't Set Character Styles in Keynote

The plus sign in character styles is greyed out- does anyone know how to access it?

Additionally I can't find how to bring up the "Create a new style based on an existing style" option, does anyone know how to do that?

Thank you!

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 12.5

Posted on Aug 25, 2022 4:00 PM

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1 reply

DerekM87

Community Specialist

Aug 26, 2022 1:35 PM in response to Neon Mamacita

Hi Neon Mamacita,

You can see information regarding character styles here:

Create and use character styles in Keynote on Mac - Apple Support

If you have further questions, we'd advise contacting Apple Support directly.

Apple Support

Take care.

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