Keynote Mac Manual

Learn what's new in Keynote for Mac and iOS

Fill text with gradients or images, add inline objects in text boxes, edit master slides while collaborating, and more.

Keynote is Apple's equivalent to Microsoft Powerpoint. It's stylish, easy to use, and amazingly versatile. In this full tutorial, Apple specialist David A. Cox shows you the basics of how to make.

Get help with Keynote

Create and edit Keynote presentations on your Mac, on iCloud.com, and on your iPhone or iPad. If you want to know how to do something with Keynote, these user guides can help.

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Animate an object across a slide

Draw a path to animate an object across a slide on iPhone, iPad, or Mac.

Animate objects in Keynote

New ways to style text

Keynote Mac Manual

Make your text stand out by filling it with gradients or images, or by adding outlines.

Fill text with gradients or images

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Get started with shapes in Keynote

Choose from over 500 professionally drawn shapes or create a new shape of your own.

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Add or edit a shape in Keynote

Use Keynote Remote on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

You can control your Keynote presentation from an iOS device using Keynote Remote.

Use Keynote Remote

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Here’s what we announced.

iOS 13

Experience a dramatic new look with Dark Mode. Explore fun and functional updates to Photos, Maps, Messages, and more. As well as new features to help you manage your privacy and security.

iPadOS

Introducing a Home screen designed just for iPad. Along with new ways to work on multiple apps and files at once, simple gestures for editing text, and desktop-class browsing.

watchOS 6

See new faces. Follow your Activity trends over time. Discover cycle tracking. Shop for apps from your wrist. And get new insights into your health and fitness, along with some delightful surprises.

macOS Catalina

Dive into the new Music, Apple Podcasts, and Apple TV apps for Mac. Enjoy more of the apps you use every day, now on your desktop. And extend your workspace by using an iPad as a second display.

Mac Pro

Introducing the most configurable, expandable, and powerful Mac ever. Designed and engineered to meet the diverse demands of professionals, Mac Pro is built for total flexibility and utility.

Pro Display XDR

The first 32-inch Retina 6K display is on its way. With Extreme Dynamic Range, industry-leading brightness, remarkable contrast ratio, and a wide color gamut, it’s the world’s best pro display.

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