Text Colour Gradient

Drew,
You can do this mostly in Keynote, with a brief Preview passthrough. I'll explain this example...
Create and format the text in a Text Box, using normal colored text. Select the box, Edit > Copy. Open Preview and File > New from Clipboard. Save as a PDF. Drag the PDF file into Keynote. Choose Format > Instant Alpha and click all parts of your text to essentially punch out all the text shapes,and hit Return to complete the Instant Alpha operation.
Now create a shape with Gradient Fill and place it behind text graphic that you just Instant Alpha'd. You can Arrange > Group the text and the background to make it more manageable.
Hope this works for you.
Jerry

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