Create and manage Keynote themes on iPad
If you create a presentation that you want to use again as a model for other presentations, you can save it as a theme. Creating your own theme can be as simple as adding your company logo to an existing theme or you can design a completely new theme.
You can add your custom themes to the theme chooser, save them as a file to share with others and use them in Keynote on your Mac, iPhone or iPad. Custom themes that you create on your iPad are grouped in the My Themes category of the theme chooser and are shared across all your devices.
Save a presentation as a theme
If you’re signed in with the same Apple ID on all your devices and have iCloud Drive turned on when you save a custom theme, it’s available on all your devices (but not in Keynote for iCloud).
Tap
, tap Export, then tap Keynote Theme.Tap an option:
Add to Theme Chooser: Your theme appears in the My Themes category in the theme chooser.
Send Theme: Choose where you want to send your theme or save it to Files.
If you add your customised theme to the theme chooser, you can still share it later. Just touch and hold the theme thumbnail in the theme chooser, lift your finger, then tap Share. If the Share option isn’t available, you may need to download the theme to your device.
Install a theme from another source on your device
You can install a custom theme that you received as an attachment, by adding it to the theme chooser in Keynote.
Note: The theme is already installed on all your devices and available in the My Themes category of the theme chooser if you chose Add to Theme Chooser when you created the theme (and were using iCloud Drive with the same Apple ID).
On your device, do the following to install a theme from these sources:
AirDrop: Make sure AirDrop is turned on. When the AirDrop message appears, tap Accept, then tap Add.
An email: In Mail, tap the attachment, then tap the screen. Tap
at the bottom of the screen, tap Open in Keynote, then tap Add.iCloud: Open Keynote and if a presentation is already open, tap Presentations at the top of the screen to see all your presentations. Tap Browse at the bottom of the screen to see the Locations list, then tap where you want to install it (iCloud Drive or On My iPad). Tap the theme, then tap Add.
Edit a custom theme
Open Keynote, then in the presentation manager, tap
, then tap the custom theme you want to edit.If a presentation is open, tap Presentations or
in the top-left corner to go to the presentation manager.Custom themes appear in the My Themes category in the theme chooser. If you want to use a custom theme that doesn’t appear there, you must first install the custom theme (see the instructions above).
Make your changes, tap
, tap Export, then tap Keynote Theme.Tap an option:
Add to Theme Chooser: Your theme appears in the My Themes category in the theme chooser.
Send Theme: Choose where you want to send your theme or save it to Files.
The edited theme is saved as a new version. You can rename the new version and delete the first version if you don’t want to keep it.
Rename a custom theme
If you’re signed in with the same Apple ID on all your devices and have iCloud Drive turned on, renaming a custom theme renames it on all your devices.
Open Keynote, and if a presentation is already open, tap
in the top-left corner to see all your presentations.Tap
to open the theme chooser.Tap the My Themes category near the top of the screen (the last category on the right).
Touch and hold the theme thumbnail, lift your finger, then tap Rename.
Type a new name.
To quickly delete the current name, tap the “x” in the text field.
Tap Back to return to the theme chooser.
Delete a custom theme
If you’re signed in with the same Apple ID on all your devices and have iCloud Drive turned on, deleting a custom theme deletes it from all your devices.
Open Keynote, and if a presentation is already open, tap
in the top-left corner to see all your presentations.Tap
to open the theme chooser.Tap the My Themes category near the top of the screen (the last category on the right).
Touch and hold the theme thumbnail, lift your finger, then tap Delete.
Tap Delete to confirm, or tap Cancel.