Add an image in Keynote on iPhone
You can add photos, graphics and SVG images to any slide and replace media placeholders with your own images. You can add images from photo albums on your device, insert them from iCloud, or take a photo with your device and add it directly to your slide.
Tip: If you have an iPhone with A17 Pro or later, you can use Image Playground with Apple Intelligence to create fun, original images based on a description and suggested concepts. You can also easily adjust the style and make changes to match text on a slide. Select the text or image you want to work with, then tap Add to Playground. To learn more about Apple Intelligence, see the iPhone User Guide.
Add an image
Go to the Keynote app
on your iPhone.Open a presentation, tap
in the toolbar, then tap 
.Tap Photo or Video.
To insert an SVG image, or a file from iCloud or another service, tap “Insert from”.
Navigate to the image, then tap it.
Drag any blue dot to resize the image, then tap Done.
Create a media placeholder
You can add a media placeholder (to which you can add an image, video or audio file) to a presentation. Using a media placeholder lets you easily replace media without disturbing other elements in the slide.
Go to the Keynote app
on your iPhone.Open a presentation, add an image to your slide, then format it the way you want your presentation’s images to look.
You can add a mask, add a border, rotate the image, change its size and more.
Tap the image to select it, tap
, tap Image, then tap Set as Placeholder.
Replace a media placeholder with an image
Go to the Keynote app
on your iPhone.Open a presentation with a media placeholder.
Tap
in the bottom-right corner of a media placeholder, then tap Choose Photo or Video.Navigate to the image.
To use a photo from iCloud or another service, tap “Insert from” below the albums.
Tap the photo you want to add.
If you’re inserting a photo from iCloud or another service, tap folders to locate the image.
Drag any blue dot to resize the image, then tap Done.
Take a photo in Keynote and add it to a presentation
You can take a photo with the camera on your device and insert the image directly into your presentation.
Go to the Keynote app
on your iPhone.Open a presentation, then do one of the following on the slide where you want to add a photo:
Tap
in the bottom-right corner of a media placeholder, then tap Take Photo or Video.Tap
in the toolbar, tap , then tap Camera.
To take the photo, tap Photo, tap
, then do one of the following:Insert the photo: Tap Use Photo.
Take the photo again: Tap Retake.
Cancel and return to the presentation: Tap Retake, then tap Cancel.
Drag any blue dot to resize the image, then tap Done.
You can edit the photo as you would any other image. The photo appears in the Photos app on your device.
Add an image description
You can add a description to any image in your presentation. Image descriptions are read by assistive technology (for example, VoiceOver) when someone uses that technology to access your presentation. Image descriptions aren’t visible anywhere in your presentation.
Go to the Keynote app
on your iPhone.Open a presentation, tap an image to select it, tap
, then tap Image.Tap Description, then tap in the text box and enter your text.
If you export your presentation as a PDF, image descriptions are still readable by assistive technology. See Export to PowerPoint or another file format.
To add descriptions to the images in an image gallery, see Add an image gallery. To add a caption to your image, see Add a caption or title to objects.
To work with multiple images at the same time, touch and hold one image, then tap the other images with another finger.
Tip: You can also break apart SVG images into shapes, then edit them individually. To learn more, see Combine or break apart shapes.