Add slide action
- Updated: 2025/08/01
The Add Slide action allows you to insert a new slide after the active slide or at a specific position in your presentation. You can choose a layout or template that fits your content needs. This action facilitates efficient organization and expansion of presentations by adding relevant content and sections.
Settings
- Use the Session name field to select one of the following
options:
- Session name: Enter the name of the session used
to open the presentation with the Open
action.
(Optional) Click the Insert a value icon to select an existing variable that you have used to store the default session name.
- Variable: Enter the name of the variable that you have used to store the session name.
- Session name: Enter the name of the session used
to open the presentation with the Open
action.
- In the Slide layout name field, specify the name of the slide layout
that best suits your content needs, for example: Title & Bullets, Title
Only, Blank, etc.
To fetch the slide layout, click Add Slide option on your Keynote presentation.
- From the Insert position option, select one of the
following options to add your slide:
- Active: Inserts a new slide after the active slide.
- Specific: Inserts a new slide after the position specified in the Slide number field.