Missing font in Keynote 6

Every time I open Keynote 6.2.2 I receive the message “The font GillSans is missing.” This is frustrating for two reasons:
I don’t use the font personally, so I assume it is on some master slide
and the font is installed in my Font Book.
Any help on how to solve this would be very much appreciated.

This is a well known issue. Try resetting Keynote using this procedure, ensure you complete all the tasks and in the order shown:
remove Keynote, using Appcleaner from Mac Update, its a freeware application. You must use an application removal tool for this repair to work.
empty the trash: Finder > Empty Trash
Shut down your Mac, wait 30 seconds, then power on the Mac, immediately after the start chime, hold down the Shift key
When you see the grey Apple symbol and progress indicator (a spinning gear), release the Shift key.
If you are prompted to log in, type your password, then hold down the Shift key again as you click Log in.
Let the Mac fully boot up, it will take longer as the OS is being repaired
when fully booted, go to Applications > Utilities > Disc Utility; click on the boot drive then First Aid tab and click repair disc permissions
when complete, restart the Mac normally, Apple menu > Restart
install Keynote from the Mac App Store

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