Transfer presentations with Handoff

When your Mac and iOS devices are near each other, you can use Handoff to pass a presentation you’re working on from one device to the other. For example, if you’re working on a Keynote presentation on your iPhone and you’re near your Mac, you can pick up the presentation on your Mac and finish the presentation there.

You set up Handoff in System Preferences on the Mac (in General preferences, select “Allow Handoff between this Mac and your iCloud devices”) and in Settings on your iOS device (go to General > Handoff & Suggested Apps, then turn on Handoff).

Hand off a presentation to iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch

On a Mac or other iOS device, open a presentation.
When another iOS device or a Mac is near the iOS device you want to hand off to, a Handoff icon for Keynote appears in the bottom-left corner of the device’s Lock screen.
Note: Only the app you’re currently using can hand off your work.
On the iOS device to which you handed off the document, swipe up on to open the document.
The presentation opens on your iOS device.

You can also see the Handoff icon when you double-click the Home button to reveal the multitasking screen. Tap Keynote at the bottom of the screen to pick up where you left off.

Hand off a presentation to a Mac

On an iOS device or another Mac, open a presentation.
When the device or other Mac is near the Mac you want to hand off to, the Handoff icon for Keynote appears on the left side of the Dock.
Click .
The presentation opens on the Mac the document was handed off to.

Tip: If you’re playing a presentation on a Mac, you can also use Handoff to turn the iOS device into a remote control for the presentation. See Control the presentation with a remote.

For additional instructions on setting up and using Handoff, click the desktop to switch to the Finder, choose Help > Mac Help (from the Help menu at the top of your screen), then search for “Handoff.”