Layout Pattern
Gantt / Project Plan
Horizontal bar chart of tasks across a timeline. The canonical project-status slide.
How to Use It
Horizontal bar chart of tasks across a timeline. The canonical project-status slide. OPF placeholders: title, timeline.
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"slides": [
{
"title": "Let the content find its space",
"composition": {
"mode": "auto"
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"blocks": [
{
"text": "Start with the decision. State what the audience should understand or do."
},
{
"text": "Show the evidence. Give each supporting idea enough space to be read."
},
{
"text": "Make the next step clear. Keep the action specific and easy to remember."
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}Composition rules and examples as JSON · Pagination rules and example JSON
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OPF Config
layouts:gantt-project-plan{
"$schema": "https://openpresentation.org/schema/opf/v1",
"name": "PPTX.gallery — layouts/gantt-project-plan",
"tags": [
"gallery:layouts/gantt-project-plan"
],
"slides": [
{
"id": "gallery-preview-1",
"layout": "gantt-project-plan",
"title": "Gantt / Project Plan",
"timeline": {
"events": [
{
"when": "Now",
"what": "Plan"
},
{
"when": "Next",
"what": "Build"
},
{
"when": "Later",
"what": "Launch"
}
]
},
"design": {
"contentBox": false,
"contentAlignment": "left",
"titleAlignment": "left",
"contentDirection": "horizontal"
}
}
],
"catalogs": {
"layouts": {
"records": [
{
"$schema": "https://openpresentation.org/schema/opf-layout/v1",
"id": "gantt-project-plan",
"name": "Gantt_Project_Plan",
"label": "Gantt / Project Plan",
"summary": "Horizontal bar chart of tasks across a timeline. The canonical project-status slide.",
"description": "Horizontal bar chart of tasks across a timeline. The canonical project-status slide.",
"tags": [
"Timeline",
"Schedule",
"Projects"
],
"master": "Gallery",
"masterSlideIndex": 45,
"groupHash": "9c1396430b3c1a49758bb6db96fd296fc24381d4cb888df725500f2d2cdbcc5d",
"groupDefault": true,
"contentType": "Timeline",
"contentMultiple": "1x",
"contentAlignment": "Left",
"contentBox": false,
"contentTypeChartPrimary": "None",
"contentTypeImageFill": "None",
"contentTypeListBullet": "None",
"contentTypeListHeading": false,
"slideTitle": true,
"slideTitleAlignment": "Left",
"slideImage": false,
"slideImageAlignment": "None",
"slideLayoutDirection": "Horizontal",
"zones": [
{
"role": "title",
"placeholder": "title"
},
{
"role": "timeline",
"placeholder": "timeline content 2"
}
],
"preview": {},
"details": "Horizontal bar chart of tasks across a timeline. The canonical project-status slide. OPF placeholders: title, timeline.",
"category": "business-strategic",
"spatialCategory": "single zone",
"contentTypeTags": [
"comparison",
"mixed",
"timeline"
],
"placeholders": [
{
"type": "title"
},
{
"type": "timeline"
}
],
"slideSubtitle": false
}
]
}
}
}Preview this config live at pptx.dev/playground, or load it in the gallery visual editor.