Use Keynote Remote to control your Keynote presentation

You can control your Keynote presentation from an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch using Keynote Remote.

• Check your requirements

• Link Keynote Remote to your Mac

• Link Keynote Remote to another iPhone or iPad

• Use Keynote Remote

Check your requirements

Keynote Remote is included with Keynote for iPhone and iPad. To use Keynote Remote to control your presentation, here's what you need:

• An iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with Keynote 2.1 or later for iPhone or iPad

• A Mac with Keynote for Mac 6.1 or later

• A remote device linked to your Mac or another iPhone, iPad or iPod touch

Link Keynote Remote to your Mac

You can play your presentation on your Mac and remotely control it with your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.

1. Turn on Wi-Fi on your iPhone or iPad and turn on Wi-Fi on your Mac.

2. On your Mac, open Keynote.

3. From the menu bar, choose Keynote > Settings (or Preferences), click Remotes, then select the "Enable" tickbox.

4. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Keynote app, then tap the Keynote Remote button in the toolbar. If you can't see the Keynote Remote button, tap the Back button, then tap the Keynote Remote button.

5. On your iPhone or iPad, tap Continue.

6. On your Mac, next to the name of your iPhone or iPad, click Link.

7. Make sure that the four-digit passcode that appears matches on both devices, then click Confirm on your Mac.

After you've linked your devices, find out how to use Keynote Remote.

Link Keynote Remote to another iPhone or iPad

You can play your presentation on iPhone or iPad and remotely control it with another.

1. Turn on Wi-Fi on both devices.

2. Open your Keynote presentation on the device with the presentation.

3. Tap the More button in the toolbar, tap Allow Remote Control, then turn on Enable Remotes.

4. On the device that you want to use as a remote, open the Keynote app.

5. Tap the Keynote Remote button in the toolbar. If you can't see the Keynote Remote button, tap the Back button, then tap the Keynote Remote button.

6. On your iPhone or iPad, tap Continue.

7. On the presentation device, tap Link next to the remote device.

8. Make sure that the four-digit passcode that appears matches on your devices, then click Confirm.

After you've linked your devices, find out how to use Keynote Remote.

Use Keynote Remote

1. After you’ve linked Keynote Remote to your Mac, iPhone or iPad, follow these steps to control your slideshow.

2. Turn on Wi-Fi on your iPhone or iPad and turn on Wi-Fi on your Mac.

3. Open your Keynote presentation on the device with the presentation.

4. On the Keynote Remote device, open the Keynote app, then tap the Keynote Remote button. If you can't see the Keynote Remote button, tap the Back button, then tap the Keynote Remote button.

5. Tap Play, then choose what you want to do:

   • To use a different layout, tap the Layout button, then select an option.

   • To move to the next or previous slide, swipe in either direction.

   • To highlight or point to parts of a slide during a presentation, tap Highlighter button, then choose an option. To close Highlighter, tap the Close button.

6. To end the presentation, tap the Close button or swipe down with two fingers.

Learn more

• Before playing your slideshow, you may want to turn on Do Not Disturb on your Mac and on your iPhone or iPad.

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