Add presenter notes in Keynote for iCloud
In Keynote for iCloud, you can add notes to help you present the information on a slide. You can then view those notes while you’re presenting in Keynote for Mac or Keynote for iOS.
Important: To see your presenter notes while playing the presentation, you must open the presentation using Keynote for Mac or Keynote for iOS and set up your computer or device to show your presentation on a connected display. The notes appear only on your Mac or iOS device (not on the connected display), so only you can see them.
Add presenter notes to a slide
Click the View button
in the toolbar, then choose Show Presenter Notes.Type notes in the white area below the slide.
The thumbnails for slides with presenter notes have a small lined square in the top-right corner.
To format your notes, select the presenter note text, then use the controls in the Format sidebar on the right.
Hide presenter notes
You can hide presenter notes while working on your presentation.
Click the View button in the toolbar, then choose Hide Presenter Notes.
View your presenter notes while playing a presentation
Open the presentation in Keynote for Mac or Keynote for iOS by doing one of the following:
On a Mac or iOS device: Open Keynote for Mac or Keynote for iOS, then open the presentation stored in iCloud Drive.
On a Mac or Windows computer: Download a copy of the presentation (in Keynote format) from iCloud to your desktop; if necessary, email it to a Mac or an iOS device that has Keynote installed.
To see the notes while playing the presentation, use the Rehearse Slideshow feature, or set up your computer or device to show your presentation on a connected display.
For instructions, see Keynote Help on your computer or device.