PPTX.gallery
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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, picture.

Content Zones

swimlane-process layout example

The decorative slide image is recorded in OPF. The current preview and PowerPoint exporter omit this separate image region; content images are supported.

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.

View the complete OPF example
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  "design": {
    "dimensions": {
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      "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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/layouts/customer-journey

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Image Focus

Full-bleed imagery with overlaid text. Ideal for emotional storytelling and visual impact.

/layouts/image-focus

Visual Storytelling

Image Only 1x Crop SlideImage

Image Only 1x Crop SlideImage OPF layout with a image zone.

/layouts/image-only-1x-crop-slideimage

Visual Storytelling

Image Only 1x Crop Title Center

Image Only 1x Crop Title Center OPF layout with a image zone and a slide title.

/layouts/image-only-1x-crop-title-center

Visual Storytelling

Image Only 1x Crop Title Center SlideImage

Image Only 1x Crop Title Center SlideImage OPF layout with a image zone and a slide title.

/layouts/image-only-1x-crop-title-center-slideimage

Visual Storytelling

Image Only 1x Crop Title Left

Image Only 1x Crop Title Left OPF layout with a image zone and a slide title.

/layouts/image-only-1x-crop-title-left

OPF Config

layouts:swimlane-process
Open Presentation Format
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  "name": "PPTX.gallery — layouts/swimlane-process",
  "tags": [
    "gallery:layouts/swimlane-process"
  ],
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      },
      "design": {
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        "contentAlignment": "left",
        "titleAlignment": "left",
        "imageFill": "crop",
        "contentDirection": "horizontal",
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    }
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          "id": "swimlane-process",
          "name": "Swimlane_Process",
          "label": "Swimlane Process",
          "summary": "Process flow broken into horizontal lanes per actor or team. Shows who does what, in what order.",
          "description": "Process flow broken into horizontal lanes per actor or team. Shows who does what, in what order.",
          "tags": [
            "Process",
            "Handoffs",
            "Ownership"
          ],
          "master": "Gallery",
          "masterSlideIndex": 44,
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          "contentAlignment": "Left",
          "contentBox": false,
          "contentTypeChartPrimary": "None",
          "contentTypeImageFill": "Crop",
          "contentTypeListBullet": "None",
          "contentTypeListHeading": false,
          "slideTitle": true,
          "slideTitleAlignment": "Left",
          "slideImage": true,
          "slideImageAlignment": "Background",
          "slideLayoutDirection": "Horizontal",
          "zones": [
            {
              "role": "title",
              "placeholder": "title"
            },
            {
              "role": "picture",
              "placeholder": "picture content 2"
            }
          ],
          "preview": {},
          "details": "Process flow broken into horizontal lanes per actor or team. Shows who does what, in what order. OPF placeholders: title, picture.",
          "category": "visual-storytelling",
          "spatialCategory": "single zone",
          "contentTypeTags": [
            "mixed",
            "image"
          ],
          "placeholders": [
            {
              "type": "title"
            },
            {
              "type": "picture"
            }
          ],
          "slideSubtitle": false
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
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