Add media to slide action
- Updated: 2025/10/15
The Add media to slide action in the Apple Keynote package enables you to insert media files such as images and videos to the slide within a Keynote presentation. This action allows you to enhance your slides by adding multimedia elements, making your presentations more engaging and visually appealing.
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.
- From the Media file option, select Specific path. Click Browse to select the file to insert in the slide. The following file formats are supported: .jpg, .png, .pdf, .mp4, .mov, .gif
- Specify the X and Y coordinates for placement. X (from left) sets the horizontal position; Y (from top) sets the vertical position. Coordinates (0,0) start from the top-left corner of the slide. Increase X to move right, Y to move down.
- From the Media dimensions option, you can set either Width or Height. The other dimension adjusts automatically to preserve the aspect ratio.