PPTX.gallery

Layout Pattern

Image beside

Explain a visual alongside its supporting text. Use the text to direct attention to the meaningful parts of the image.

TextVisuals

How to Use It

Explain a visual alongside its supporting text. Use the text to direct attention to the meaningful parts of the image.

Preview + source

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Pair a meaningful visual with the short explanation it needs.

All people, quotations and business figures in these examples are illustrative.

Image beside: canonical rendered example
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"text": "Illustrative example • fictional data"
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"layout": "image-beside",
"title": "Explain what the audience should notice",
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"region": "media",
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"src": "data:image/svg+xml;base64,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",
"alt": "Illustrative landscape with two green ridges"
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"region": "body",
"text": "Test with two teams for six weeks. Measure task completion and time before deciding what to scale."
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"source": "https://www.pptx.gallery"
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Regions, in reading order

This layout is one list of 3 regions, declared once. The list runs as a column; a split nests a list that runs the other way. Each size is a share of its parent’s width (row) or height (column).

Schematic of the list: each box is drawn in proportion to its size; an auto entry gets a fixed band. Dashed boxes are heading regions.

Column, stacked, top to bottom. No anchor is written on the layout: body regions start at the top unless they set their own.

  1. 1titleauto

    auto, the height the content needs

    Heading region: holds the slide’s title, with its tag and subtitle. It takes a size and no content rules.

  2. SplitRow, side by side, left to right100%

    size 1: 100% of what the auto entries leave

    1. 2media50%

      size 1: 50% of the width

      Accepts
      imagevideodiagram
      Role
      media
      Flow
      none, up to 1 block
      Anchor
      middle (on region)
    2. 3body50%

      size 1: 50% of the width

      Accepts
      textlistmetricquotegroup
      Role
      primary
      Flow
      auto, up to 6 blocks
      Anchor
      middle (on region)
Layout structure and reference fields
How automatic composition differs

Try dynamic composition

Explore how a text slide reflows as you change its content and shape. These examples use OPF’s shared composition rules; the copied document includes your choices.

Let the content find its spaceStart with the decision. State what the audience should understand or do.Show the evidence. Give each supporting idea enough space to be read.Make the next step clear. Keep the action specific and easy to remember.

All sample text fits within its content boxes.

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    {
      "title": "Let the content find its space",
      "composition": {
        "mode": "auto"
      },
      "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."
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Composition rules and examples as JSON · Pagination rules and example JSON

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