PPTX.gallery
layoutstitle-slidesapi

Overview

Title slides set the tone for your entire presentation. OPF’s cover layout pairs a heading and subtitle with an optional picture. Design settings let you align the heading and choose a background.

Available Title Layouts

Layout slug Description
cover Opening title and subtitle, with an optional picture in the media region
section A section heading with an optional subtitle

Use design.titleAlignment to choose left or centered headings. A title over a full-slide photo uses an image background rather than a separate layout variant.

Basic Title Slide

The simplest title slide uses cover with a heading and subheading:

Use this complete OPF document with the complete authenticated API recipe, which saves the response bytes as a .pptx file.

{
  "$schema": "https://openpresentation.org/schema/opf/v1",
  "name": "Company Overview",
  "slides": [
    {
      "layout": "cover",
      "title": "Company Overview",
      "subtitle": "Annual Strategy Meeting — March 2026",
      "design": {
        "titleAlignment": "center"
      }
    }
  ],
  "design": {
    "colorScheme": "burnt-orange",
    "fontScheme": "aptos"
  },
  "catalogs": {
    "default": {
      "source": "https://www.pptx.gallery",
      "colorSchemes": {
        "burnt-orange": {
          "name": "Burnt Orange",
          "summary": "Warm orange and red accents for energetic commercial decks.",
          "description": "A warm, high-contrast palette built around burnt orange, red, navy, and gold. It feels active without losing structure.",
          "accent1": "#F77F00",
          "accent2": "#D62828",
          "accent3": "#003049",
          "accent4": "#FCBF49",
          "accent5": "#EAE2B7",
          "accent6": "#BFBFBF",
          "dark1": "#000000",
          "dark2": "#341B00",
          "light1": "#FFFFFF",
          "light2": "#FFFBF7",
          "hyperlink": "#003049",
          "followedHyperlink": "#D62828",
          "tags": [
            "warm",
            "energetic",
            "approachable",
            "commercial",
            "attention-grabbing"
          ]
        }
      },
      "fontSchemes": {
        "aptos": {
          "name": "Aptos",
          "major": "Aptos Display",
          "minor": "Aptos",
          "type": "sans-serif",
          "app": "powerpoint",
          "languageFamily": "latin",
          "languages": [],
          "textSample": "Modern clean design",
          "description": "Aptos is a sans serif OPF font scheme for Latin presentations, using Aptos Display for headings with Aptos for body text."
        }
      },
      "layouts": {
        "cover": {
          "name": "Cover",
          "summary": "The opening slide: title, subtitle and an optional picture.",
          "tags": [
            "Openers and closers"
          ],
          "design": {
            "titleAlignment": "center",
            "contentAlignment": "center"
          },
          "direction": "row",
          "regions": [
            {
              "name": "title"
            },
            {
              "name": "media",
              "accepts": [
                "image",
                "video"
              ],
              "role": "media",
              "flow": "none",
              "bleed": true
            }
          ],
          "description": "Open a presentation with its subject and a short introduction. Add a picture when it helps establish the context.",
          "preview": {
            "vectorSrc": "https://www.pptx.gallery/layout-previews/cover.svg"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Adding a Background Image

Give the slide an image background (design.background) to put a photo behind your title text. Choose a readable title color for the image:

{
  "$schema": "https://openpresentation.org/schema/opf/v1",
  "name": "Product Launch 2026",
  "slides": [
    {
      "layout": "cover",
      "title": "Product Launch 2026",
      "subtitle": "Redefining what's possible",
      "design": {
        "titleAlignment": "center",
        "background": {
          "type": "image",
          "src": "https://example.com/hero-image.jpg"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "catalogs": {
    "default": {
      "source": "https://www.pptx.gallery",
      "layouts": {
        "cover": {
          "name": "Cover",
          "summary": "The opening slide: title, subtitle and an optional picture.",
          "tags": [
            "Openers and closers"
          ],
          "design": {
            "titleAlignment": "center",
            "contentAlignment": "center"
          },
          "direction": "row",
          "regions": [
            {
              "name": "title"
            },
            {
              "name": "media",
              "accepts": [
                "image",
                "video"
              ],
              "role": "media",
              "flow": "none",
              "bleed": true
            }
          ],
          "description": "Open a presentation with its subject and a short introduction. Add a picture when it helps establish the context.",
          "preview": {
            "vectorSrc": "https://www.pptx.gallery/layout-previews/cover.svg"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Choose an image and title color with enough contrast to keep the heading readable.

Title Design Overrides

A slide’s design can override its layout’s heading alignment. This example keeps the cover layout and places the title on the left.

{
  "$schema": "https://openpresentation.org/schema/opf/v1",
  "name": "Quarterly Revenue Report",
  "slides": [
    {
      "layout": "cover",
      "title": "Quarterly Revenue Report",
      "subtitle": "Q1 2026 Results",
      "design": {
        "titleAlignment": "left"
      }
    }
  ],
  "catalogs": {
    "default": {
      "source": "https://www.pptx.gallery",
      "layouts": {
        "cover": {
          "name": "Cover",
          "summary": "The opening slide: title, subtitle and an optional picture.",
          "tags": [
            "Openers and closers"
          ],
          "design": {
            "titleAlignment": "center",
            "contentAlignment": "center"
          },
          "direction": "row",
          "regions": [
            {
              "name": "title"
            },
            {
              "name": "media",
              "accepts": [
                "image",
                "video"
              ],
              "role": "media",
              "flow": "none",
              "bleed": true
            }
          ],
          "description": "Open a presentation with its subject and a short introduction. Add a picture when it helps establish the context.",
          "preview": {
            "vectorSrc": "https://www.pptx.gallery/layout-previews/cover.svg"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Choosing Left vs. Center Alignment

  • Left-aligned (cover) works best for business and corporate presentations where the eye naturally starts at the left margin.
  • Centered (cover) feels more polished for keynotes, product launches, and creative decks.

Both support the same content fields — only the visual positioning changes.

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