PPTX.gallery
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Layout Pattern

Three Column

Content organized into three parallel sections. Ideal for three pillars, triads, or step-by-step progressions.

TextContentBalanceTriads

How to Use It

Content organized into three parallel sections. Ideal for three pillars, triads, or step-by-step progressions. OPF placeholders: title, text, text, text.

Content Zones

three-column 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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/layouts/text-3x-box-title-center

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/layouts/text-3x-center

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/layouts/text-3x-center-box

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/layouts/text-3x-center-box-title-center

OPF Config

layouts:three-column
Open Presentation Format
{
  "$schema": "https://openpresentation.org/schema/opf/v1",
  "name": "PPTX.gallery — layouts/three-column",
  "tags": [
    "gallery:layouts/three-column"
  ],
  "slides": [
    {
      "id": "gallery-preview-1",
      "layout": "three-column",
      "title": "Three Column",
      "blocks": [
        {
          "text": "A clear supporting point."
        },
        {
          "text": "Explain the evidence."
        },
        {
          "text": "Describe the next step."
        }
      ],
      "design": {
        "contentBox": false,
        "contentAlignment": "left",
        "titleAlignment": "left",
        "contentDirection": "horizontal"
      }
    }
  ],
  "catalogs": {
    "layouts": {
      "records": [
        {
          "$schema": "https://openpresentation.org/schema/opf-layout/v1",
          "id": "three-column",
          "name": "Three_Column",
          "label": "Three Column",
          "summary": "Content organized into three parallel sections. Ideal for three pillars, triads, or step-by-step progressions.",
          "description": "Content organized into three parallel sections. Ideal for three pillars, triads, or step-by-step progressions.",
          "tags": [
            "Content",
            "Balance",
            "Triads"
          ],
          "master": "Gallery",
          "masterSlideIndex": 9,
          "groupHash": "3e7b96331470d7850754ec808ef92b60b8bd2361fcd8a440c8dc728ad0db56f0",
          "groupDefault": true,
          "contentType": "Text",
          "contentMultiple": "3x",
          "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": "text",
              "placeholder": "text content 2"
            },
            {
              "role": "text",
              "placeholder": "text content 3"
            },
            {
              "role": "text",
              "placeholder": "text content 4"
            }
          ],
          "preview": {},
          "details": "Content organized into three parallel sections. Ideal for three pillars, triads, or step-by-step progressions. OPF placeholders: title, text, text, text.",
          "category": "content-text",
          "spatialCategory": "3 zone row",
          "contentTypeTags": [
            "mixed",
            "text"
          ],
          "placeholders": [
            {
              "type": "title"
            },
            {
              "type": "text"
            },
            {
              "type": "text"
            },
            {
              "type": "text"
            }
          ],
          "composition": {
            "mode": "row"
          },
          "slideSubtitle": false
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
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