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Recording per slide in Keynote

I prefer Keynote when giving lectures to the students at my university. However, now I have had to record several lectures (due to COVID-19 distance mode), and the 'record slideshow' does not have the option of recording per slide, or re-recording a single slide, as Powerpoint does. Thus, if you made a mistake on a slide you can not re-record only that slide; you have to re-record the all subsequent slides as well. Also, if you want to update your presentation and include a new slide or delete an old slide, I think you have to re-record all the subsequent slides as well. This really reduces the usability of Keynote for me. I have had to export my previous lectures to PowerPoint (often creating some conversion issues that I have to correct) and record in PowerPoint (which annoyingly do not have the possibility to record the laser pointer in the Mac version, only in the Windows version).


I saw some questions about this on the support section posted back as much as 8 years ago, so it does not seem Keynote will be changed soon. Does anyone have a simply workaround? I would very much prefer to continue using Keynote.

MacBook Pro 17″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Jan 18, 2021 7:48 AM

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User profile for user: Gary Scotland
Gary Scotland
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Posted on Jan 19, 2021 9:43 AM

Editing an existing Recorded Slideshow is possible but there are limitations, that you state in your post, but there are a number of workarounds to make the process worthwhile eg Prerecording the narration in Quicktime, then adding the sound file to the Soundtrack. The soundtrack is then permanently available if editing is required.


There are many ways to time content in a Keynote presentation,


  • Record Slideshow is used when a fully automatic presentation is required.
  • When precise timing is needed, recording the sound separately in QuickTime then applying individual timings to each object.

adding the sound files to individual slides, content and effects, then

  • Manual advance is used when automatic timings are not required (eg in a question and answer style presentation)


If you provide a specific issue with your presentation, further guidance can be given.

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Gary Scotland
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Jan 19, 2021 9:43 AM in response to SwMa17

Editing an existing Recorded Slideshow is possible but there are limitations, that you state in your post, but there are a number of workarounds to make the process worthwhile eg Prerecording the narration in Quicktime, then adding the sound file to the Soundtrack. The soundtrack is then permanently available if editing is required.


There are many ways to time content in a Keynote presentation,


  • Record Slideshow is used when a fully automatic presentation is required.
  • When precise timing is needed, recording the sound separately in QuickTime then applying individual timings to each object.

adding the sound files to individual slides, content and effects, then

  • Manual advance is used when automatic timings are not required (eg in a question and answer style presentation)


If you provide a specific issue with your presentation, further guidance can be given.

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Recording per slide in Keynote

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