Using Automator/Applescript with Keynote?

For a series of presentations I'm creating, on practically every slide, I have to delete a picture, then paste the replacement on the slide, resize that item, and reposition it on the slide (at the same location).
This seemed like a perfect use for Automator, and I recorded my steps in Automator, but I ran into a couple of questions after that.
1) When I'm in Keynote, I don't see a command to run a script.
2) I'm looking at the automation that was created, and the workflow includes "Type 600 px into the text field." But I'm concerned that I don't see anywhere in the workflow that specifies what property is being edited at that point.
Chuck

Thanks chuck,
I never thought to use Automator before but may give it a try now.
I'm pretty new to AS so don't quote me, I know some apps have a File Menu command to run scripts but in general *** are run from the script menu on RHS of Menubar, perhaps you need to activate a pref for that I can'r remeber how I got mine there. Applescripts can be run with Keynote but have limited use. It seems to me there is no property dictionary for Keynote items.
But i did find this snippet in somebody's applescript suggesting interaction via keyboard shortcuts is possible. Also controlling the slideshow is definitely support by the application dictionary.
tell application “Keynote“
　　activate
end tell
tell application “System Events“
　　tell process “Keynote“
　　　　keystroke “v“ using {command down}
　　end tell
end tell
http://piyocast.com/as/archives/537

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But I'm having a great deal of difficulty finding references that tell me much about using applescript with Keynote.
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If you create an account for him you can setup Parental Controls.
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Create a new Apple ID here.
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Having read a lot of posts about the use of AppleScript and Automator to do things with iPhoto, I think it's possible to create a script or a processus to clean the iPhoto Library (let say, a copy of it) to eliminate "zombie files" (photos which have not been deleted of the iPhoto Library when emptying the iPhoto trash).
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