Play a presentation over the internet in Keynote for iCloud
You can use Keynote Live, FaceTime, Webex, Zoom, or another video conferencing app to play your presentation over the internet so everyone you give access to can view it at the same time—on their own devices, wherever they are. As the presenter, you control when the presentation starts and stops.
Present remotely using FaceTime or a video conferencing app
At any point during a FaceTime, Webex, Zoom, or other video conferencing call, you can present your Keynote slideshow to the people on the call.
In Keynote for iCloud, click the slide you want start with in the slide navigator, then click the Play button .
The presentation slideshow appears in the Keynote for iCloud window.
While on a video conferencing call, do one of the following:
In FaceTime: Click the FaceTime menu button in the menu bar at the top of the screen. In the pop-up menu that appears, click the Screen Sharing button , then click Window. Click the Keynote for iCloud window you want to share, then click the Share This Window button.
In other video conferencing apps: Use the app controls to share the Keynote for iCloud window. For more information, see the documentation that comes with the video conferencing app you’re using.
To advance through the presentation, do any of the following:
Go to the next slide or build: Press the Space bar or Right Arrow key.
Go to the previous slide or build: Press the Left Arrow key.
Jump to a different slide: If the presenter display is open, click a slide in its slide navigator. Or, move your pointer to the bottom-center of the slideshow to make the controls appear, click the Slide Navigator button , then click a slide.
Jump to a specific slide number: Press any number key, then press Return.
Tip: To see a complete list of navigation shortcuts, press ? on the keyboard. You can also click the Presentation Shortcuts button in the slideshow window (move your pointer to the bottom-center of the window to make the controls appear), or at the top of the presenter display.
To stop sharing your presentation, do one of the following:
In FaceTime: Click the FaceTime menu button at the top of the screen, then in the pop-up menu that appears, click the Screen Sharing button .
In other video conferencing apps: Use the app controls to stop sharing the Keynote for iCloud window.
Present remotely using Keynote Live
You can invite people to watch your Keynote Live presentation by sending them the Keynote Live link in an email, or by sharing it another way (for example, by posting it on a social networking site), so that anyone with the link can watch it. Viewers need to use a supported web browser, but they don’t need iCloud accounts.
Note: Keynote Live will be discontinued later this year.
Click the More button in the toolbar, choose Use Keynote Live, then click Continue.
A Keynote Live link is created for your presentation.
To invite people to view your Keynote Live presentation, do one of the following:
Send an invitation via email: Click Invite Viewers, type one or more names or email addresses in the email address field, then click Send.
Copy the link and share it in another way: Click More Options, click the link to select it, press Command-C (on a Mac) or Control-C (on a Windows computer) to copy it, click where you want the link to appear (such as a social networking site or blog), then press Command-V or Control-V.
To add a Keynote Live password so that only viewers with the link and password can see the presentation, click More Options, click Add Password, enter the requested information, then click Set Password.
This password is required only when viewing the presentation on Keynote Live and is separate from a password used to open your presentation.
Tip: For security reasons, don’t send the password with the Keynote Live link.
If your viewers are ready to watch, click Play Now. Otherwise, click Play Later.
If you click Play Later, you can continue to edit your presentation, invite more viewers, and add or change the Keynote Live password. When you’re ready to present, click the Play button in the toolbar, then choose Play on Keynote Live.
Important: If you previously shared this presentation and allowed others to edit it, they can continue to make edits while you present on Keynote Live. However, Keynote Live viewers won’t see any changes unless you stop and restart the presentation (by pressing Esc, then clicking Play > Play on Keynote Live). Other participants can’t use Keynote Live to show a presentation that you own.
Note: When you play a presentation using Keynote Live, the slides are exported to iCloud as temporary files. To ensure smooth playback, all of the files are streamed to viewers’ devices as soon as you start presenting. Only viewers with the Keynote Live link (and password, if you’ve set one) can access the files.
Invite more viewers to a Keynote Live presentation
After you create a Keynote Live link to your presentation, you can invite new viewers to watch any time playback is stopped.
Click the More button in the toolbar, then choose Keynote Live Settings.
Do one of the following:
Send an invitation via email: Click Invite Viewers, type one or more names or email addresses in the email address field, then click Send.
Copy the link and share it in another way: Click More Options, click the link to select it, then press Command-C (on a Mac) or Control-C (on a Windows computer) to copy it, click where you want the link to appear (such as a social networking site or a blog), then press Command-V or Control-V.
Click Close.
If you stopped the presentation to invite new viewers, the presentation continues where you left off the next time you click the Play button.
Add or change a Keynote Live password
You can add a password so that only viewers with the link and password can see the presentation when it’s being presented on Keynote Live.
Note: The Keynote Live password is required only when viewing this presentation on Keynote Live, and is different from a password used to open your presentation.
Click the More button in the toolbar, then choose Keynote Live Settings.
If the presentation is playing, first press the Esc key to stop playback.
Click Add Password or Change Password, then follow the instructions.
Tip: For security reasons, don’t send the password with the Keynote Live link.
Turn off Keynote Live for a presentation
You can stop viewers from seeing a presentation on Keynote Live by turning off Keynote Live.
Click the More button in the toolbar, then choose Keynote Live Settings.
Click Turn Off Keynote Live.
The link to the presentation stops working. If you later decide to turn on Keynote Live again for this presentation, the original link works.
You can also post your presentation on a website that supports embedded Keynote presentations (such as Medium or WordPress) so that viewers can navigate through the presentation in a mini-player on the website. See Post your presentation in a blog in Keynote for iCloud.