Add an image in Keynote on iPad
You can add photos and graphics to any slide and replace media placeholders with your own images. You can add photos from photo albums on your device, insert photos and images from iCloud, or take a photo with your device and add it directly to your slide.
Add an image
On the slide where you want to add the image, tap
, then tap 
.Tap Photo or Video; to insert an image from iCloud or another service, tap “Insert from”.
Navigate to the image, then tap it.
Drag any blue dot to resize the image.
You can also copy an image from another presentation or application.
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 on the slide.
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
Tap
in the bottom-right corner of a media placeholder.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.
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.
On the slide where you want to add the photo, do one of the following:
Tap
in the bottom-right corner of a media placeholder, then tap Take Photo or Video.Tap
, 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.
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.
Tap the image, 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 in Keynote on iPad.
To add descriptions to the images in an image gallery, see Add an image gallery in Keynote on iPad. To add a caption to your image, see Add a caption or title to objects in Keynote on iPad.
To work with multiple images at the same time, touch and hold one image, then tap the other images with another finger.