Layout Pattern
Waterfall / Bridge
Step chart showing how a starting value becomes an ending value. Makes variances and drivers legible.
How to Use It
Waterfall charts explain the why behind a number change. Start with the beginning value on the left (e.g. Q3 revenue), show each positive and negative driver as a stepped bar, and land on the ending value on the right. Color positives one way, negatives another. Label each bar with its magnitude. Works for P&L variance, customer count changes, headcount bridges, or any delta that decomposes into named components.
Content Zones
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OPF Config
layouts:waterfall-bridge{
"$schema": "https://openpresentation.org/schema/opf/v1",
"name": "PPTX.gallery — layouts/waterfall-bridge",
"tags": [
"gallery:layouts/waterfall-bridge"
],
"slides": [
{
"id": "gallery-preview-1",
"layout": "waterfall-bridge",
"title": "Layout preview",
"subtitle": "Reference layout for the OPF \"waterfall-bridge\" preset."
}
]
}Preview this config live at pptx.dev/playground.