Use Keynote Remote
You can use the remote feature in Keynote on an iOS device to control a presentation playing on a Mac. To do this, the iOS device and the Mac need to have Keynote installed and have Wi-Fi turned on.
Keynote Remote uses Multipeer Connectivity, which allows newer iOS devices and Mac computers that have the latest version of Keynote to connect over Wi-Fi whenever they’re in close proximity, even when they aren’t on the same Wi-Fi network. If you have difficulty using Keynote Remote with older devices or Mac computers over Wi-Fi, try adding them to the same Wi-Fi network. See this Apple Support article for more information.
Set up a device as a remote control for a presentation on a Mac
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Open Keynote on the iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch you want to use as a remote control.
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In the presentation manager, tap
, then tap Continue.
The device now displays the Set Up Remote screen.
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Open Keynote on your Mac, then choose Keynote > Preferences (from the Keynote menu at the top of your screen).
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Click Remotes in the Preferences window, then select Enable.
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Click Link next to the device you want to use as a remote control.
A four-digit code appears on the Mac and the device.
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Verify that the four-digit codes match, click Confirm, then close Keynote preferences.
After the device is linked, you can control your presentation from the remote control device.
Control a presentation from a device
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Open your presentation on your Mac.
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Open Keynote on the iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch you want to use as a remote control.
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In the presentation manager, tap
.
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Tap Play.
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To control the presentation playback, do any of the following:
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Advance to the next slide: Tap the slide, or swipe left across the slide on your iOS device.
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Return to the previous slide: Swipe right across the slide on your iOS device.
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Skip to a specific slide: Tap the slide number in the upper-left corner, then tap the slide you want to display.
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Stop presentation playback: Tap
.
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To change what you see on your remote control device as you’re presenting, do any of the following:
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View the current slide, next slide, or presenter notes: Tap
, then select a layout.
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Switch between a timer or current time display: Tap the time or timer at the top of the screen.
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Change the presentation devices linked to your remote control device
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Open Keynote on the iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch you use as a remote control.
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In the presentation manager, tap
.
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Tap Devices, then do any of the following:
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Add another presentation device: Tap Add a Device, and follow the onscreen instructions.
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Switch to a different presentation device: Tap a different device name, then tap Done.
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Remove a presentation device: Swipe right across the name of the device, then tap Delete.
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Unlink a remote control device from your Mac
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Open Keynote on your Mac.
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Choose Keynote > Preferences (from the Keynote menu at the top of your screen).
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Click Remotes in the Preferences window, then select Enable.
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Click Unlink next to a device.
If you don’t want to use any remote, but you don’t want to unlink devices you’ve already linked, you can also deselect Enable. Reselect Enable when you want to use a device again.
Note: The old Keynote Remote app previously available from the App Store is no longer supported.