Creating new Keynote documents is done using the make command from the Standard Suite. The optional parameters for the make command, with the exception of with data, are supported in Keynote.
make v : Create a new object.
make
new class : The class of the new object.
[ at location specifier ] : The location at which to insert the object.
[ with data any ] : The initial contents of the object.
[ with properties record ] : The initial values for properties of the object.
⇒ specifier : The new object.
Using the make command, scripts can create standard blank Keynote documents, as shown in the example script below that creates a new document using the current default theme and sizing:
| Make New Default Document | ||
| 01 | tell application "Keynote" | |
| 02 | activate | |
| 03 | set thisDocument to make new document | |
| 04 | end tell | |
Here’s a script demonstrating how to use the optional with properties parameter to make a new document based upon a specific theme, and with a specified height and width:
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