Rerecording Narration for a Single Slide

I've recorded the narration for a long slideshow (without Keynote) and I need to rerecord the narration for a single slide. When I read the help files, they read as though I will wipe out everything after the slide I record. Please tell me that's not true and that there is a way I can record new narration for a single slide. Thanks.

The term "narration" has a very specific meaning in Keynote: it refers to a spoken (usually) track that accompanies an entire slideshow, running through all of the slide changes.
If you want to record a "voice-over" (VO) track for a single slide all you need to do is record this off-line (for example in Garage Band or any other audio production application) and then import this as an audio file into the individual slide. Use the Inspector > Build-in > start audio to initiate playback within the slide.
Caveats: 1) This will play only while the specific slide is on the screen. IF you change the slide, the VO track will stop. 2) It will play simultaneously with any Soundtrack or Narration tracks you have assigned to the overall slideshow, and you have no way to control the relative balance between them. So, if you do have either (or both) a Soundtrack and Narration for your program, you will need to record these such that they leave room (either by fading out/in or reducing level) for this specific VO track.
Good luck.

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