Set author name and comment color

You can specify the author name and color that are used when you add comments. If you’re collaborating with others on a presentation, each collaborator can use a different color.

Set your author name for Keynote

You can change your author name at any time. The new name appears the next time you comment in a presentation; it won’t change the name that appears on comments you made previously.

  1. Choose Keynote > Preferences (from the Keynote menu at the top of your screen).

  2. Click General at the top of the preferences window.

  3. Enter a name in the Author field, then close the preferences window.

Change your author color for Keynote

Commented text is highlighted with a color associated with the person who made the comment. You can change your assigned color at any time.