PPTX.gallery

Layout Pattern

Swimlane Process

Process flow broken into horizontal lanes per actor or team. Shows who does what, in what order.

ImageProcessHandoffsOwnership

How to Use It

Process flow broken into horizontal lanes per actor or team. Shows who does what, in what order. OPF placeholders: title, image.

Content Zones

swimlane-process layout example

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 areas.

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{
  "$schema": "https://openpresentation.org/schema/opf/v1",
  "name": "Dynamic composition example",
  "design": {
    "dimensions": {
      "widthInches": 13.333333333333334,
      "heightInches": 7.5
    }
  },
  "slides": [
    {
      "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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OPF Config

layouts:swimlane-process
Open Presentation Format
{
  "$schema": "https://openpresentation.org/schema/opf/v1",
  "name": "PPTX.gallery — layouts/swimlane-process",
  "tags": [
    "gallery:layouts/swimlane-process"
  ],
  "slides": [
    {
      "id": "gallery-preview-1",
      "layout": "swimlane-process",
      "title": "Swimlane Process",
      "image": {
        "src": "data:image/png;base64,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",
        "alt": "Illustrative landscape"
      },
      "design": {
        "contentBox": false,
        "contentAlignment": "left",
        "titleAlignment": "left",
        "imageFill": "crop",
        "contentDirection": "horizontal",
        "slideImage": {
          "src": "data:image/png;base64,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",
          "position": "background"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
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