Send a Keynote presentation on iPhone
You can send a copy of a Keynote presentation using AirDrop, Mail, Messages, or another service. You can also send a copy in another format, such as PDF, Microsoft PowerPoint, Movie, and more.
Tip: Before you send a copy of your presentation to a recipient, you can password-protect it to restrict access to the presentation and provide extra security.
Send a copy of a Keynote presentation
With the presentation open, tap
in the toolbar.Tap the pop-up menu, then tap Send Copy.
Tap a sending option:
AirDrop: Tap the name of the recipient. The recipient must be on the same network and must accept the file to receive it.
Messages, Mail, or another service: Provide the requested information for your recipient (an email address if you’re sending an email, for example), then send or post the copy.
Notes: To save a copy, choose the note where you want to save it (or create a new one), add text if you want, then tap Save.
Tap More to add another service to the options (you set up other services in Settings, accessible from your device’s Home screen).
In Keynote on iPhone or iPad, the presentation opens in reading view.
Send a copy of a Keynote presentation in another format
With the presentation open, tap
in the toolbar, then tap Export and Send.Tap the format you want to use:
PDF: You can open and sometimes edit these files with applications like Preview and Adobe Acrobat. Tap a layout at the top of the Export Options menu to choose what appears on each page of the PDF. Depending on the layout you choose, you can include comments, presenter notes, how many slides appear on each page, and more. If you select Include Each Stage of Builds, each build is printed on its own page, in the same order as they appear in the presentation.
Tap Image Quality, then choose an option (the higher the image quality, the larger the file size). If you added image, drawing, audio, or video descriptions for assistive technology (for example, VoiceOver), they’re automatically exported. To include accessibility tags for large tables, tap Accessibility, then tap On.
When you have specified the settings you want to use, tap Export in the top-right corner.
PowerPoint: You can open and edit these files with Microsoft PowerPoint in .pptx format.
Movie: You can export the slides in .mov format and include any audio in the presentation. To choose a resolution, tap Resolution and choose an option. To export only part of the presentation, tap Slide Range and enter the beginning and ending slide numbers.
The movie advances to the next slide or build according to the time intervals you enter (for transitions and builds set to start On Tap). If you have an animation that’s set to advance following a previous build or transition, it’s not affected by the time interval you enter.
When you have specified the settings you want to use, tap Export in the top-right corner.
Animated GIF: You can export selected slides as an animated GIF that you can send or post. See Create an animated GIF for more information. When you have specified the settings you want to use, tap Export in the top-right corner.
Images: You can export the slides as JPEG, PNG, or TIFF files. Tap Slide Range to choose the slides you want to export as images. Choose an image format (the higher quality the image, the larger the file size). To include each build animation as a single image, turn on Include Builds. When you have specified the settings you want to use, tap Export in the top-right corner.
Keynote Theme: Send your presentation as a template that can be saved in the Template Chooser. Tap Send Template in the Export controls.
To send your presentation, tap a sending option:
AirDrop: Tap the name of the recipient. The recipient must be on the same network and must accept the file to receive it.
Messages, Mail, or another service: Provide the requested information for your recipient (an email address if you’re sending an email, for example), then send or post the copy.
Notes: To save a copy, choose the note where you want to save it (or create a new one), add text if you want, then tap Save.
Tap More to add another service to the options (you set up other services in Settings, accessible from your device’s Home screen).