Change a slide background in Keynote on Apple Vision Pro

You can change the background colour or image of individual slides in a presentation. You can also choose a dynamic background that uses ambient animations to add movement to a slide.

Use a standard background

In the slide navigator on the left, tap to select a slide, tap it again, then tap in the format bar that appears.
Tap Standard, then choose the options you want. You can choose a two-colour gradient fill, use a colour from elsewhere on the slide, add an image and more.

Use a dynamic background

Dynamic backgrounds are animations that add motion to slides without significantly increasing the size of your Keynote file. There are a variety of preset dynamic background styles you can choose and customise. If you use the same dynamic background style on more than one consecutive slide, the animation plays seamlessly when you change slides.

Tip: Use the Magic Move slide transition to seamlessly move between slides that use the same dynamic background style but with different appearance settings.

In the slide navigator on the left, tap to select a slide, tap it again, then tap in the format bar that appears.
Tap Dynamic, then tap the style you want to use.
Do any of the following:
- Pause the dynamic background while you work: Turn off Preview Motion. The dynamic background still moves when you play the slideshow.
- Customise a dynamic background style: Tap Background Options, then customise these options, such as the dynamic background’s speed, the distance between waves or how blurry the background appears.

Changing the background of a slide doesn’t affect other slides using that layout, unless you edit the slide layout. When you change the background of a slide layout, it’s applied to every slide that uses that layout.

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Apple Vision Pro User Guide

Change a slide background in Keynote on Apple Vision Pro

Use a standard background

Use a dynamic background