- The animation-iteration-count CSS property sets the number of times an animation sequence should be played before stopping. If multiple values are specified, each time the animation is played the next value in the list is used, cycling back to the first value after the last one is used.
- Animate, share, or save drawings in Numbers on Mac You can draw in a Numbers spreadsheet on iPhone and iPad. If you later open the spreadsheet in Numbers for Mac, you can animate the drawing, share it, or save it to Photos as an image or movie file.
Telling the story behind the data through animation goes a long way in holding on to the user’s attention for a long time. Static charts are just enough to convey the message without any suspense but adding animation to the chart just good enough to play with the emotions of the audience.
You can also use Select and Scroll with Apple Pencil to select objects and scroll in your spreadsheet or presentation.
Turn handwriting into text with Scribble
With Scribble, you can turn handwriting into text with an Apple Pencil on a supported iPad.* When you pair an Apple Pencil with an iPad, Scribble is on by default. To check the Scribble setting, or to turn it off, go to Settings > Apple Pencil on your iPad.
- In a spreadsheet or presentation, tap your pencil in the slide or spreadsheet where you want to write. Or tap in a text box, shape, or table cell.
- Tap the Scribble tool in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen, then start writing.
As you write with Apple Pencil, you can also delete words, insert text, and more:
- To delete a word, scratch it out.
- To insert text between words, tap and hold in a text area, then start writing when a space opens.
- To join or separate characters, draw a vertical line between them.
- To select text, circle it or draw a line through it. Drag the selection handles to change the selection.
The toolbar also has buttons to format and align text.
* You can change to another supported language in the toolbar if you’ve added the keyboard for the language in Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards. Check to see which languages and regions Scribble supports.
Add a drawing
- To draw with Apple Pencil, tap your pencil on the page. To use your finger, or if you've turned on Select and Scroll, tap the Insert button , tap the Media button , then tap Drawing.
- Tap one of the four drawing tools at the bottom of the screen: the pen, pencil, crayon, or the fill tool.
- To draw with a different stroke size and opacity, tap one of the drawing tools twice, then tap a new stroke size. Or drag the slider to adjust the opacity.
- You can draw with a different color:
- For iPhone, tap the colored circle, then choose a preset color at the bottom of the Colors screen. Or use the controls to mix your own colors, then tap the Add button to save the color as a favorite.
- For iPadOS 14, tap a preset color or tap the color wheel to choose a custom color. Use the controls to mix your own color, then tap the Add button to save the color as a favorite. To remove a favorite, touch and hold its color dot, then tap Delete.
- For iPadOS 13, tap the color well, then either tap a color in the grid or swipe left and create a custom color.
- For iPhone, tap the colored circle, then choose a preset color at the bottom of the Colors screen. Or use the controls to mix your own colors, then tap the Add button to save the color as a favorite.
- To erase, tap the eraser, then tap it again to choose one of the erasers:
- To erase pixels, tap Pixel Eraser, then tap or drag on the drawing.
- To erase a whole stroke, tap the Object Eraser, then tap the stroke or object fill you want to erase.
- To undo the last action, tap the Undo button .
- When you’re finished, tap Done.
To continue drawing with Apple Pencil, just start drawing on the page.
Resize and move your drawing
You can resize and move the drawing after you've added it:
- To resize the drawing, tap the drawing with your finger, then drag the handles of the box.
- To move the drawing, tap the drawing with your finger, then drag it.
Edit parts of a drawing
- If necessary, tap the drawing with your finger, then tap Edit Drawing from the pop-up menu.
- Tap the selection tool at the bottom of the screen, then tap or drag around the part you want to edit. An outline appears around the selection.
- Tap an option in the pop-up menu:
- To resize a selection, tap Resize, then drag the handles of the box around the selection.
- To make one drawing into two drawings, tap Separate in the pop-up menu.
- You can also cut, copy, paste, delete, and duplicate a selection.
Animate a drawing
Animate a drawing in Keynote
In Keynote on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, you can animate a drawing to make it look like it's being drawn (using the Build In effect) or erased (using the Build Out effect):
- Choose the slide with the drawing, then tap or click the drawing to select it.
- Tap the drawing again, then tap Animate from the pop-up menu.
- Choose Build In or Build Out.
- In the pop-up menu, choose Line Draw, then tap Play to preview the animation.
- When you're finished, tap Done.
On a Mac, you can animate a drawing that you added to a presentation in Keynote on iPhone or iPad.
Animate a drawing in Numbers
In Numbers on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, you can animate a drawing so it appears as if it's being drawn:
- If you're in drawing mode, tap Done. Otherwise, go to the next step.
- Tap the drawing to select it.
- Tap the Format button , then tap Drawing.
- Turn on Animate Drawing, then adjust other options such as duration.
- To play back the animation, tap Play or Play Drawing.
On a Mac, you can animate a drawing that you added to a spreadsheet in Numbers on iPhone or iPad.
Share or save a drawing
In Numbers and Keynote, you can share or save a drawing as an image file (.png). In Numbers, if you animated the drawing, you can share or save a drawing as a movie file (.m4v).
- Tap the drawing to select it, then choose Share. If you animated the drawing in Numbers, choose “Share as Image” or “Share as Movie.”
- Choose how you want to send your image or movie, like with Mail, Messages, or another service. Or, choose Save Image (or Save Video for animated Numbers drawings) to save to the Photos app.
On a Mac, you can share or save a drawing that's been added to a spreadsheet or presentation in Numbers or Keynote on iPhone or iPad.
- In the spreadsheet or presentation with the drawing, Control-click the drawing.
- Choose Share. If you animated the drawing, choose “Share as Image” or “Share as Movie.”
- Choose how you want to send your image or movie, like with Mail, Messages, or another service. Or, choose Add to Photos to save your image (or movie for animated Numbers drawings) to the Photos app.
How to turn on Select and Scroll with Apple Pencil
By default, you can use Apple Pencil to start drawing. You can set Numbers or Keynote to use your Apple Pencil to select objects and scroll in your documents instead:*
- In Numbers or Keynote, tap the More button .
- Tap Apple Pencil, then turn on Select and Scroll.
If your Apple Pencil supports it, you can turn on Double-Tap to Switch. With Double-Tap to Switch, just double-tap the lower part of Apple Pencil to turn Select and Scroll on and off.
To add a drawing to a spreadsheet or presentation when Select and Scroll is turned on, tap the Insert button , tap the Media button , then tap Drawing.
* Pages, Numbers, and Keynote each have their own setting for Select and Scroll. For example, if you turn on Select and Scroll in Pages, it doesn't affect Keynote or Numbers.
Learn more
- Add drawings and annotations to a document in Pages on iPhone or iPad.
- Connect your Apple Pencil with iPad.
- Enter data easily using forms in Numbers.
You can also use Select and Scroll with Apple Pencil to select objects and scroll in your spreadsheet or presentation.
Turn handwriting into text with Scribble
With Scribble, you can turn handwriting into text with an Apple Pencil on a supported iPad.* When you pair an Apple Pencil with an iPad, Scribble is on by default. To check the Scribble setting, or to turn it off, go to Settings > Apple Pencil on your iPad.
- In a spreadsheet or presentation, tap your pencil in the slide or spreadsheet where you want to write. Or tap in a text box, shape, or table cell.
- Tap the Scribble tool in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen, then start writing.
As you write with Apple Pencil, you can also delete words, insert text, and more:
- To delete a word, scratch it out.
- To insert text between words, tap and hold in a text area, then start writing when a space opens.
- To join or separate characters, draw a vertical line between them.
- To select text, circle it or draw a line through it. Drag the selection handles to change the selection.
The toolbar also has buttons to format and align text.
* You can change to another supported language in the toolbar if you’ve added the keyboard for the language in Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards. Check to see which languages and regions Scribble supports.
Add a drawing
- To draw with Apple Pencil, tap your pencil on the page. To use your finger, or if you've turned on Select and Scroll, tap the Insert button , tap the Media button , then tap Drawing.
- Tap one of the four drawing tools at the bottom of the screen: the pen, pencil, crayon, or the fill tool.
- To draw with a different stroke size and opacity, tap one of the drawing tools twice, then tap a new stroke size. Or drag the slider to adjust the opacity.
- You can draw with a different color:
- For iPhone, tap the colored circle, then choose a preset color at the bottom of the Colors screen. Or use the controls to mix your own colors, then tap the Add button to save the color as a favorite.
- For iPadOS 14, tap a preset color or tap the color wheel to choose a custom color. Use the controls to mix your own color, then tap the Add button to save the color as a favorite. To remove a favorite, touch and hold its color dot, then tap Delete.
- For iPadOS 13, tap the color well, then either tap a color in the grid or swipe left and create a custom color.
- For iPhone, tap the colored circle, then choose a preset color at the bottom of the Colors screen. Or use the controls to mix your own colors, then tap the Add button to save the color as a favorite.
- To erase, tap the eraser, then tap it again to choose one of the erasers:
- To erase pixels, tap Pixel Eraser, then tap or drag on the drawing.
- To erase a whole stroke, tap the Object Eraser, then tap the stroke or object fill you want to erase.
- To undo the last action, tap the Undo button .
- When you’re finished, tap Done.
To continue drawing with Apple Pencil, just start drawing on the page.
Resize and move your drawing
You can resize and move the drawing after you've added it:
- To resize the drawing, tap the drawing with your finger, then drag the handles of the box.
- To move the drawing, tap the drawing with your finger, then drag it.
Edit parts of a drawing
- If necessary, tap the drawing with your finger, then tap Edit Drawing from the pop-up menu.
- Tap the selection tool at the bottom of the screen, then tap or drag around the part you want to edit. An outline appears around the selection.
- Tap an option in the pop-up menu:
- To resize a selection, tap Resize, then drag the handles of the box around the selection.
- To make one drawing into two drawings, tap Separate in the pop-up menu.
- You can also cut, copy, paste, delete, and duplicate a selection.
Animate a drawing
Animate a drawing in Keynote
In Keynote on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, you can animate a drawing to make it look like it's being drawn (using the Build In effect) or erased (using the Build Out effect):
- Choose the slide with the drawing, then tap or click the drawing to select it.
- Tap the drawing again, then tap Animate from the pop-up menu.
- Choose Build In or Build Out.
- In the pop-up menu, choose Line Draw, then tap Play to preview the animation.
- When you're finished, tap Done.
On a Mac, you can animate a drawing that you added to a presentation in Keynote on iPhone or iPad.
Animate a drawing in Numbers
In Numbers on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, you can animate a drawing so it appears as if it's being drawn:
- If you're in drawing mode, tap Done. Otherwise, go to the next step.
- Tap the drawing to select it.
- Tap the Format button , then tap Drawing.
- Turn on Animate Drawing, then adjust other options such as duration.
- To play back the animation, tap Play or Play Drawing.
On a Mac, you can animate a drawing that you added to a spreadsheet in Numbers on iPhone or iPad.
Share or save a drawing
In Numbers and Keynote, you can share or save a drawing as an image file (.png). In Numbers, if you animated the drawing, you can share or save a drawing as a movie file (.m4v).
- Tap the drawing to select it, then choose Share. If you animated the drawing in Numbers, choose “Share as Image” or “Share as Movie.”
- Choose how you want to send your image or movie, like with Mail, Messages, or another service. Or, choose Save Image (or Save Video for animated Numbers drawings) to save to the Photos app.
On a Mac, you can share or save a drawing that's been added to a spreadsheet or presentation in Numbers or Keynote on iPhone or iPad.
- In the spreadsheet or presentation with the drawing, Control-click the drawing.
- Choose Share. If you animated the drawing, choose “Share as Image” or “Share as Movie.”
- Choose how you want to send your image or movie, like with Mail, Messages, or another service. Or, choose Add to Photos to save your image (or movie for animated Numbers drawings) to the Photos app.
How to turn on Select and Scroll with Apple Pencil
By default, you can use Apple Pencil to start drawing. You can set Numbers or Keynote to use your Apple Pencil to select objects and scroll in your documents instead:*
- In Numbers or Keynote, tap the More button .
- Tap Apple Pencil, then turn on Select and Scroll.
If your Apple Pencil supports it, you can turn on Double-Tap to Switch. With Double-Tap to Switch, just double-tap the lower part of Apple Pencil to turn Select and Scroll on and off.
To add a drawing to a spreadsheet or presentation when Select and Scroll is turned on, tap the Insert button , tap the Media button , then tap Drawing.
Animate Data In Numbers
* Pages, Numbers, and Keynote each have their own setting for Select and Scroll. For example, if you turn on Select and Scroll in Pages, it doesn't affect Keynote or Numbers.
How To Animate Data In Numbers
Learn more
Animate Data In Numbers For Mac
- Add drawings and annotations to a document in Pages on iPhone or iPad.
- Connect your Apple Pencil with iPad.
- Enter data easily using forms in Numbers.