PPTX.gallery

Layout Pattern

Matrix

Show four parts that together make a whole, or the four cases of two choices, as a 2 x 2 matrix. Write four short list entries, in the order top left, top right, bottom left, bottom right; another count is drawn as a grid of cards.

ListGroups of items

How to Use It

Show four parts that together make a whole, or the four cases of two choices, as a 2 x 2 matrix. Write four short list entries, in the order top left, top right, bottom left, bottom right; another count is drawn as a grid of cards.

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Divide one whole into four parts, one short entry per quadrant.

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

Matrix: canonical rendered example
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"title": "Four ways to run the pilot",
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"Small, fast",
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Regions, in reading order

This layout is one list of 2 regions, declared once. The list runs as a row; 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.

Row, side by side, left to right. No anchor is written on the layout: body regions start at the top unless they set their own.

  1. 1title40%

    size 2: 40% of the width

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

  2. 2quadrants60%

    size 3: 60% of the width

    Accepts
    list
    Role
    primary
    Flow
    none, up to 1 block
    Anchor
    top (default)
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"
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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."
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

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

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