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How to Add Video and Audio to Keynote: A little bit of multimedia can change everything about your presentation. Adding that moving video clip or dramatic piece of audio can set the stage for the audience to remember you. This tutorial makes it easy to add either to an Apple Keynote presentation.
Keynote makes it easy to add video. You can just look for a video clip you’ve saved on your Mac and add it to the slide. You can also choose if the video starts playing automatically or if you only want a part of the full file.
Keynote also makes it easy to add music. You can use the app to play an audio file on your computer. I’ll show you two important ways to use Keynote’s multimedia features. You’ll learn how to add a video clip to Keynote by embedding it.
How to Add Video and Audio to Keynote
- Drag a media file from your computer to a media placeholder or anywhere else on the slide.
- Click Photo in the toolbar, click Movies or Music, then drag a file to a media placeholder or anywhere else on the slide. Tip: To search for a music file, click the magnifying glass in the upper-right corner of the media window.
Replace Video And Audio
- Click to select the video or audio on the slide.
- In the Format sidebar, click the Movie, Audio or Web Video tab at the top of the sidebar.
- Click Replace.
- Select a video or audio file, then click Open.If you’re replacing a web video, insert a link to a new video, then choose Replace.
Keynote App Benefits
On the go, you can edit presentations
Since Apple keynote files are stored in the Apple cloud, you can work on a presentation on your Apple Mac and then pick up where you left off on your iPad while you’re out and about. Since both the app and the desktop version use the same presentation software, you can keep working on any keynote file or make multiple presentations if you want.
This makes it much faster to finish presentations because you can do little jobs like adding presenter notes on the train or other small jobs you can do while going from one place to another.
User-friendly
When compared to other apps, Apple Keynote is very easy to use. With your apple pencil, it’s easy to move from one slide to the next. As you get used to the software, there is a small learning curve, but if you are an Apple user, you can quickly contact Apple support from any Apple device, and someone will be there to help you make beautiful presentations.
Free
Keynote is finally free for Apple users! Keynote is not a paid product like Microsoft Word or PowerPoint. Instead, it is part of the free iWork suite. Make sure you have the latest version of the app on your iPhone so you can make slides and watch your presentations come to life with Keynote.
FAQ
Can you add videos into Keynote?
You can add video and sound to a slide, or you can put a video in a media placeholder. By default, when you click on a slide during a presentation, the video and audio start playing. You can set audio or video to play over and over again, or you can set a start time so that the media files play automatically when the slide appears.
How do I add audio to Keynote on Mac?
Add the file to the slide from which you want it to play: To add a file from your photo library or a song from your music library, click the Media button in the toolbar, click Movies or Music, and then drag the file onto the slide.
Can you add audio recording to Keynote?
Click the slide you want the recording to start on and it will be highlighted. Click the Audio tab at the top of the right sidebar after clicking the toolbar. Click Record in the menu on the left. The window for recording shows up.