Play a presentation over the internet in Keynote on iPad
You can use Keynote Live 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.
People you invite to view the presentation can watch it on a Mac or Windows computer, iPhone or iPad, or another mobile device. Viewers need to have a web browser or the latest version of Keynote for Mac (with macOS Sierra 10.12 or later), iPhone (with iOS 10 or later), or iPad (with iOS 10 or later or iPadOS installed. Viewers don’t need iCloud accounts.
Show your presentation to viewers anywhere
Tap
. Tap Use Keynote Live, then tap Continue.
A Keynote Live link is created for your presentation.
Tap Invite Viewers, then do one of the following:
Send an invitation to viewers with Mail, Messages, AirDrop, or an internet service: Tap the name of the service, enter the requested information, then send or post the invitation. (To invite anyone near you who’s on the same Wi-Fi network, you can use AirDrop. To use any other service, you must first set up that account in Settings on your device.)
Copy the presentation link and share it in another way: Tap More Options, tap Copy Link, tap where you want the link to appear (such as a social networking site, a blog, or a chat), then tap Paste.
A link to the presentation appears in the body of the email, tweet, or post—be sure not to delete or change the link.
To create a Keynote Live password so that only viewers with the link and the password can watch the presentation, tap More Options, tap Add Password, enter the requested information, then tap Done.
Be sure to send the password to everyone you invited.
Note: This password is required only for viewing the presentation on Keynote Live, and it’s different from the password you can set to open the presentation.
If your viewers are ready to watch, tap Play Now. Otherwise, tap Play Later.
If you tap Play Later, you can continue to edit your presentation, invite viewers, and add or change the Keynote Live password. When you’re ready to present, tap
.Tip: To view the link to the presentation at any time, tap
, tap Keynote Live Settings, then tap More Options.
While using Keynote Live to play a presentation, you can’t use the highlighting feature to draw on the slides.
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 the new changes unless you stop and restart the presentation (by pinching anywhere and then tapping ). Nobody but you can use Keynote Live to show a presentation that you own, even if you’ve shared the presentation with participants.
Invite more viewers
Before you start playing your presentation using Keynote Live, or while playback is stopped, you can invite new viewers to watch.
Tap
, then tap Keynote Live Settings. If the presentation is playing, first pinch anywhere to stop playback.
Tap Invite Viewers, then do one of the following:
Send an invitation to viewers with Mail, Messages, AirDrop, or an internet service: Tap the name of the service, enter the requested information, then send or post the invitation. (To invite anyone near you who’s on the same Wi-Fi network, you can use AirDrop. To use any other service, you must first set up that account in Settings on your device.)
Copy the presentation link and share it in another way: Tap More Options, tap Copy Link, tap where you want the link to appear (such as a social networking site, a blog, or a chat), then tap Paste.
A link to the presentation appears in the body of the email, tweet, or post—be sure not to delete it or modify it.
Tap Done.
When you’re ready to play the presentation, tap , then tap Play on Keynote Live.
Add or change a Keynote Live password
You can add a password to your presentation so that only viewers with the link and password to the presentation can watch it.
Tap
, then tap Keynote Live Settings. If the presentation is playing, first pinch anywhere to stop playback.
Tap More Options, then do one of the following:
Set a password: Tap Add Password, then enter the requested information.
Change a password: Tap Change Password, then enter the requested information.
Remove a password: Tap Change Password, then turn off “Require password.”
Tap Done.
Be sure to send the password to everyone you invited.
Note: This password is required only for viewing the presentation on Keynote Live, and it’s different from the password you can set to open the presentation.
Turn off Keynote Live for a presentation
You can stop viewers from seeing a presentation on Keynote Live by turning off Keynote Live for the presentation.
With the presentation open, tap
, then tap Keynote Live Settings. Tap 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 will work.
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 set one) can access these files.
You can also post your presentation on a website that supports embedded Keynote presentations (such as Medium or WordPress) so viewers can navigate through the presentation in a player on the website. To learn how to generate a link to the presentation and to set permissions for viewing it, see Post your presentation in a blog with Keynote on iPad.