13 Creative Ways To Use Shapes In Mac Apps

[@hexistenz]

Jeez, this is absolute gold, thank you! I’ve been a Mac user for over 20 years, I’m amazed how much there’s still to discover all the time.

[@cjsews]

Always so well presented, efficient and effective, and yes brilliant!

[@RadAlzyoud]

One word. Brilliant.

[@dazzlingcelery]

You have the best and most thorough tutorials on KZbin! Who knew all these graphical design features were available with shapes? Thank you as always for sharing your in depth knowledge with us Gary!

[@MarineRealtor]

That was an AMAZING tutorial!!!! THANK YOU!

[@akadianeducation]

I have been watching your videos for many years. This one may be my favorite you've ever done. So helpful!!!! What do you use to record your screen (and face)?

[@macmost]

ScreenFlow

[@argee55]

I have never given thought to using Shapes. After watching this video I have changed my mind. Thanks for another amazing video!

[@Poverello2001]

Great video! I didn’t realize all the things you can do with shapes. The bonus tip is really cool. I often use Keynote to create videos to post on social media and was looking for a simple way to do a lime drawing animation and now I found it! Thank you!

[@ninacleven7889]

Great set of ideas. Just expanded the number of options I can use in my editing workflow. Much appreciated.

[@HungTran-qx3fy]

Thank you! So great things!

[@gokuldb479]

Gary, i so wish i had spotted you a decade ago wen i switched to Apple!

[@photography63]

You are professional as usual . I like keynote tutorials

[@andrewmack4830]

Wonderful. It is amazing how you find all these capabilities in Mac software!! Thank you

[@TheAthavanleon]

Awesome Video as always. Had no idea Pages is this powerful. You make us realize how underutilized Apple's pages, Keynote and Numbers are. Thank you.

[@trevorstafford1375]

Wow I never knew you could do so much with shapes! Thanks!

[@SoNowWhat]

Gary - I had no idea all those options were available! These tips should come in very handy. Thanks much.

[@ogarcia515]

OMG! Who needs Illustrator when you can do so much with Mac Shapes!

[@cahenglish]

Thanks for the video. About 90% of what you said was new to me. :)

[@waliaryan1487]

Thank you for teaching us your class is very important for every generation to come

[@earlbaron]

Thanks for a very interesting and useful video. Can you also edit these shapes on the iPad

[@macmost]

Not really. You can combine them, but it doesn't look like you and edit points or anything like that.

[@loisskiathitis8926]

A very useful and cool video tutorial today! Thanks for showing us how! Thank you, Gary! 👍🏻👏❤️

[@MrTsatour]

Great work as usual Gary. I had no idea, and this is just so very useful. Gracias..

[@Peter78730]

I can't even print on a greeting card or make a new envelope size in "page set-up"! But then I've only had Macs since 2003 Wonderfully presented, Gary.

[@kaybao062]

Really smart! A lot of inspirations! Thank you!

[@Frecsmou]

So many useful tips - watched, saved, listed in my references, for later coming back whenever needed. Thanks Gary!

[@theoversouls]

These are excellent tips. I knew the basics but not some of the edit tricks. Thanks, Gary! Do you accept one-time Paypal donations?

[@SabinoMaggi]

Really cool! Thanks for sharing!

[@djr3386]

Liked the transition sound, Gary. Thank you for the video.

[@sumanthkumar4035]

The video is highly informative

[@AllanAlach]

One of your best, thanks.

[@rkburch]

I wish I had known this a while ago - it would have saved me so much time

[@rui_bras]

Always nice tips. Thank you!

[@rucvv]

Epic video and information. Thank you

[@JaimeHuffman]

Gary, thank you for the excellent video! Are you able to export these to use in different programs? For example in PowerPoint I can right click and save the image and use it in other applications. Maybe I missed something. Thank you so much for all of your videos that you create day in and day out. You provide immense value for all of us. Happy new year! 🎆

[@macmost]

You can, sorta. Try it. Select a shape. Copy. Go to another app like TextEdit (in a rich text document, not plain text) and paste. It just converts it to an image and pastes the image.

[@JaimeHuffman]

@@macmost Thanks Gary. I will try that. I liked the way you could quickly save in Microsoft and use as an asset in other programs. Have a great day.

[@damonfendrick1]

Another great tutorial Gary! Is there a way to convert text into a shape to either subtract it from the underlying shape or to unite so if you resize the font resizes along with the shape?

[@macmost]

No, you can't do it.

[@APTSOPANAMA]

Excellent!!! thank you!!

[@normesmonde5332]

Wow Gary that was fantastic

[@garudasomanna]

Wow! Wow! Wow!👏👏👏

[@mannyregalado7167]

Outstanding! This is exactly what I've needed as I have to border and shade in buildings which are not exact triangles/squares in PDF's. Is this also possible in Preview, Gary? I can't for the life of me figure this out in Preview, as I can only use the shapes provided. Thanks so much!

[@macmost]

No, the Shapes are in Pages/Numbers/Keynote only.

[@Lysander-Spooner]

Cool, had no clue you coiuld do this in Pages.

[@jeromemccormick833]

A teacher ! Thanks.

[@angelaborgen271]

I love to watch your videos they are inspiring … thank you very much

[@CarProR]

Wow!! Great stuff.

[@gregf9160]

Gary, I didn't know editing these basic shapes was possible. It's almost practically a font editor! Bézier curves, adding and deleting points, etc. Apple should really do a font editor; I know there are many tools for this but they all have their own quirks and various issues. Of course, as a developer I _could_ make use of the many existing system libraries in MacOS and _write my own_ -- but meh, I'm lazy 😉

[@richardclarke1922]

You’re the best thanks 🙏🏾

[@GoodHomeInspection]

One of your best Nuts and Bolts. Thank You. Would like to watch a video on how to annotate an image after it's been placed in a Pages Document.

[@macmost]

You could do it in Preview before importing (kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKXdhpurrbB0gbs) but once in Pages you can't use the markup tools. You can, however, simply add shapes and put them on top of the PDF.

[@GoodHomeInspection]

@@macmost Thank you, but I'm already doing that. I was looking to streamline my workflow; I write some pretty intense reports. Love your videos.

[@BobShrader]

Thanks so much!

[@frankyoung2780]

Wow! Gary is fab!

[@HansolJang]

nice tips

[@jeanlucvassort6411]

impressive ... Thanks Gary

[@JackPr1ce]

I totally forgot about that line draw feature in keynote!! Imma make sure to save that truck for my next presentation!!

[@andreibusnei3626]

so cool, tnx:)

[@theyaghu]

This video is so different.. and the last bonus is gonna help me tomorrow

[@RosarioCanino]

Great presentation! I discovered a lot of tricks that I didn't know. I wanted to ask you how to insert the text following the shape, like a curve. Thanks

[@macmost]

There is nothing like that in the Apple apps, but you can use an app like Pixelmator Pro to do it.

[@RosarioCanino]

@@macmost Thanks!

[@floydthorne6444]

I have seen on You Tube where people have used a line to animate a route that they had take on a map. Would love to know more about hoe they did that. Even to do so with a GPS route.

[@desertpatient]

Thanks bunches

[@akshatrastogi9063]

Awesome!

[@mariovh]

How do you make your own folders in shapes and add documents to it Like things you want save ?

[@vividcitypro]

Gary should step in when Tim Cook retires! He'd be great at doing the keynotes ;-)

[@jamesdavis3528]

can I import a custom shape? like a logo that's in curves from another application?

[@macmost]

Not really. But you can import SVG files. Also PDFs that are vector graphics too.

[@iyoutome]

awesome!..

[@JavaTutorRU]

Great 🙌

[@IvanferreroIt]

WOW! I suppose the same tips are available on Keynote and Numbers, is it? The more I see your videos, the more I understand how the native Apps are powerful. And I've just bookmarked the video for future reference, of course ;-)

[@macmost]

Yes. Try it and see.

[@donaldgendron512]

Well, so much for the Affinity programs. I don't need them anymore;)

[@wjess3569]

I'm an old guy with few computer skills. I watched this and the one with Acorn. With Keynote, can I create a circle and fill in some text that follows the curve of the circle? I'd like to create a person's name of a certain font size in a specific circle size. Thanks for any pointers.. Anyone?

[@macmost]

No, you can't "follow curve" with shapes and text in Keynote or Pages. Using a third-party app is what you need to do.

[@beanjazzed]

Can I bend photographs, screenshot etc on my Mac?

[@macmost]

Bend?

[@beanjazzed]

@@macmost I need to get my logo printed onto a coffee cup and the template for the cup is shaped like a flat C shape until it's formed so I need the image to follow the C shape? Does that make sense?

[@macmost]

@@beanjazzed Sounds like you'll need some sort of graphics app for that. Not sure what to suggest as I've never seen something like that.

[@beanjazzed]

@@macmost all good, I am learning a lot each day. I have a PDF supplied by cup maker. I can't upload the image I'm trying to explain on here. Think of the outline of a rainbow without the colour but not such a steep arc, this is what a paper cup looks like before it's formed into the finished product, the image has to follow the curve or when it's formed, the artwork will look odd. ? Thanks for trying to help and I'm enjoying learning about Mac 👍👍

[@macmost]

@@beanjazzed I'd ask the cup maker, since they supplied the PDF. They must also have some instructions with it.

[@rruni9828]

Genius

[@davemengle4961]

Good grief! Who knew? Besides Gary! ))) It's like having a built-in graphic design program embedded in Pages, etc. In fact it seems like there are things here you can't even do in Pixelmator Pro! Thanks for the insight as alway Gary!

[@zoltanzana]

What is the difference between Unite and Group?

[@macmost]

Group just makes it easy to select those shapes and move them together as one. You can ungroup them and they are back to normal. They still behave in print/PDF export as separate shapes. It just saves you the time of having to select, say, 4 shapes, and move them together. You can select the group of 4 shapes with one click and move them. Unite is very different as it creates a new shape that merges the selected shapes. You end up with one single shape that is the result of that merge.

[@electricianron_New_Jersey]

The Keynote App on my Mac wouldn't even be used if it weren't for Gary's useful instructional videos..

[@degagyatso5634]

Do slowly brother. Don’t go so fast

[@macmost]

I have a note about this here: macmost.com/about Keep in mind you can set the speed for videos at KZbin, and pause and rewind any time you like.

[@Tedsistav-tm5ee]

You’re very informative. But I’ve come to the conclusion. Apple absolutely sucks. it’s impossible to navigate. Counter intuitive everything is hidden. and impossible to rotate something as simple as an arrow insert without reading up manual. Windows are simple. It’s got a little rotate button selected item and there you go. What is wrong with Apple?

[@Tedsistav-tm5ee]

I’m sitting in front of this thing for 45 minutes trying to rotate an app an arrow instead of making it point to the right make it point down what could be simpler. I’d love to meet the designers of this stupid thing. Any comments on that?

[@macmost]

Are you trying to rotate a line with an arrowhead, or an arrow-shaped shape? If a line with an arrowhead, then you can drag either end of the line to any location you want. If a shape, then you can either hold the command key down and drag any one of the 8 control points to rotate, or look in the Format, Arrange sidebar and there is a section called "Rotate" with controls. Looking for the term "Rotate" in the Help menu brings up this information pretty quickly, FYI.