Sync a Keynote presentation across devices
You can set up iCloud on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad so that the presentations in the Keynote app on all your devices and in Keynote for iCloud stay in sync. That means that whether you create or modify a presentation using Keynote on your Mac, iPhone, iPad, or on the web, you see the latest version everywhere.
Minimum requirements for syncing
To sync your presentations across devices, you need any of the following:
A Mac with macOS 13.0 or later and Keynote 13.2 or later
An iPhone with iOS 16.0 or later and Keynote 13.2 or later
An iPad with iPadOS 16.0 or later and Keynote 13.2 or later
Keynote for iCloud in a supported browser on a Mac or Windows computer.
Sync a presentation from a Mac
Before you begin, make sure your Mac is set up with iCloud and meets the minimum requirements listed above.
On your Mac, open the presentation you want to appear in iCloud.
Do either of the following:
For an already saved presentation: Choose File > Move To (from the File menu at the top of your screen), then click the Where pop-up menu and choose iCloud Drive.
For an unsaved presentation: Choose File > Save (from the File menu at the top of your screen), then click the Where pop-up menu and choose iCloud Drive.
Changes you make to the presentation in Keynote for iCloud appear automatically in Keynote on your Mac, and vice versa.
Sync a presentation from an iPhone or iPad
Before you begin, make sure your iPhone or iPad is set up with iCloud, and meets the minimum requirements listed above.
Create a presentation using the Keynote app on iPhone or iPad.
The presentation automatically appears in Keynote for iCloud.
Changes you make to the presentation in Keynote for iCloud appear in the Keynote app on your device, and vice versa.
Understanding syncing symbols in Keynote for iCloud
Occasionally, syncing symbols appear in a presentation’s thumbnail in the presentation manager.
If you see
, an upload to iCloud is in progress. If you see
, the upload failed.
If you can’t open a presentation in the presentation manager, and either symbol appears in the presentation’s thumbnail, make sure the device used to create the presentation is connected to the internet and set up with iCloud.