presenter display

The presenter display is a set of controls that helps you navigate and deliver your presentation when you play your slideshow in a window or in full-screen mode on a separate display. For example, you can view or edit your presenter notes, preview the next slide, track the presentation runtime, and more.

To open the presenter display, do one of the following:

  • View the presenter display in a window: Choose Play > In Window (from the Play menu at the top of your screen), then click the Play button in the toolbar. The presenter display appears in one window while the slideshow plays in the other.

    A Keynote presentation in one window, with the presenter display in a second window containing the slide navigator, presenter notes, and slide preview.

    If you don’t see the presenter display, move the pointer over the top part of the slideshow window and click the Show Presenter Display button, or choose Play > Show Presenter Display in Window.

  • View the presenter display with one or more displays connected to your Mac: Choose Play > Fullscreen, then click the Play button in the toolbar. By default, the presenter display appears on your Mac while the slideshow plays on the connected display.

    The Keynote presenter display with buttons to open and close the slide navigator and display options along the top of the screen. The current slide and next slide appear in the middle of the screen, with the Presenter Notes field in the bottom.

    If you don’t see the presenter display, make sure mirroring is off in System Settings (or System Preferences in macOS 12 or earlier).

  • View the presenter display in rehearsal mode: Choose Play > Rehearse Slideshow.