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Copy text and objects between Keynote and other apps on iPad
You can copy text and objects between Keynote presentations and other apps. If your iPad supports multitasking with Split View or Slide Over, you can also open Keynote and a second app — for example, Mail, Pages, Numbers, Safari, or Photos — and drag objects (like text boxes, photos, tables and graphs) to copy them from one app to the other. If your iPad has iPadOS installed, you can open two Keynote presentations and drag slides, text and objects between them.
Note: When you copy graphs, tables and shapes between iWork apps (Pages, Keynote and Numbers), these objects remain editable. When you copy them to other apps, they’re copied as images and their content can’t be edited.
To see if your iPad supports Split View and Slide Over, and to learn how to use these features, see this Apple Support article: Use Multitasking on your iPad.
Drag text and objects between Keynote and another app
You can select more than one object or groups of objects to copy.
Open the Keynote file you want to copy content to or from, then swipe up from the bottom of the screen to reveal the Dock.
In the Dock, touch and hold an app (including Keynote), drag it out of the Dock to the left or right edge of the screen, then lift your finger.
In the second app, open the file (for example, a document, a message, or a note) you want to copy content to or from.
In either file, select the content you want to copy, touch and hold it until it appears to lift, then drag it to the other file.
A plus sign in a green circle appears in the top-right corner of the selection as you begin to drag. If you don’t see the plus sign, the content you selected can’t be copied to the other location.
With the two apps open in Split View or Slide Over, you can also copy and paste objects from one to the other.
Copy text and objects to or from another app
You can copy selections of text and most objects, then paste them into other applications.
Select the text or object you want to copy.
Tap Copy in the selected location. (You may have to tap the selection again to see Copy.)
On the Home screen, open the app and file (for example, a document, message or note) where you want to paste it.
Tap where you want to paste the selection, then tap Paste.
You can also copy and paste a slide from one Keynote presentation to another.