Get started with Keynote on iPhone
Keynote makes it easy to create beautiful and engaging presentations with fun animations, interesting transitions and professional polish.
Begin with a theme
Creating a slideshow? Start with a theme, then modify it however you want. Themes include pre-designed slide layouts that have placeholders for your own content. Go to the Keynote app on your iPhone, tap Choose a Theme to open the theme chooser, then tap a theme.
Add photos, movies and more
You can add objects such as photos, movies, shapes and charts to your presentation. To add an object to your slide, tap in the toolbar, tap one of the object buttons at the top of the menu, then select an object.
Bring your presentation to life with animations
Animations help your slideshow appear more dynamic by moving objects onto, off or around the slide. Tap the object you want to animate, tap Animate (you may need to tap to see it), then tap Add Build In, Add Action or Add Build Out. Tap an animation effect in the list, then tap Done.
Use slide transitions
Transitions give your slideshow a more seamless appearance as you move from one slide to the next during a presentation. To add a transition, tap a slide in the slide navigator, tap Transition (you may need to tap to see it), tap Add Transition, tap a transition effect, then tap Done.
Export your presentation
You can save a copy of your presentation as a Keynote file or in another format, such as PDF, PowerPoint, a movie and more. To export your presentation, tap , tap Export, then select the format you want to use.
Play your presentation
To practise your presentation, tap in the toolbar, then tap Rehearse Slideshow. When you’re ready to deliver your presentation to an audience, tap the slide you want to begin with in the slide navigator, then tap in the toolbar. Tap the slide to advance through the slideshow, or swipe right to go back a slide.
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