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Layouts iPhone

Presenter analyzes your slides’ contents and chooses the best layout for you. Here’s how to make sure your presentation will come out picture-perfect every time—on any device.

With Presenter your layouts are responsive, which means your presentation automatically adapts to different screens, projector ratios, Zoom windows, tablets, and phones. No more endless fiddling to make sure it fits.

Presentation that adapts to different screens.

When Presenter chooses a layout for your slides it looks at the:

Do you really need to know this? No. But it may help you understand what factors Presenter takes into account when it assigns a layout to your slide.

To add and choose a layout for a slide, tap the Add Slide + icon on the right of the toolbar. Here you’ll find 18 distinct layouts to choose from.

The Add Slide icon on the right of the Toolbar. The 18 layouts to choose from the Add Slide menu.

Single-Celled Slides—or Two?

Slide content lives in cells. In general, the more cells you add to a slide, the better the layout will be.

For best results, add a line break by pressing twice between each element on a slide, such as between a heading and an image. Without line breaks, two or more elements will share the same cell.

Recommended: One element per cell. By doing so, Presenter will distribute cells across the available space, which makes for a more balanced and visually pleasing composition.

However, as with any rule, there are exceptions. In some cases two elements that share the same cell can lead to a pleasing effect, depending on what content you use.

In the first example below, a title and image are in separate cells. This looks good. In the second example, they share the same cell:

Screenshot of the Presenter Editor with one slide with two elements in two cells, the other slide with two elements sharing the same cell. Screenshot of Presenter's preview, 2 elements in 2 cells giving a more balanced result. Screenshot of Presenter's Preview, 2 elements in the same cell where the space is divided accordingly to the element.

Adding Titles

Presenter comes with several types of titles. Choose an H1 (title) for your presentation’s cover slide. If you want to add more details here, try adding an H3 or H4 in the same cell.

Add an H2 to create a centered title, which works great for prominent sections.

For smaller subsections, try either an H3 or an H4, both of which are easily readable.

Tip: Kickers are cool—these are small headlines you often see just above the main title. To create a kicker, press ⇥ then type your text right above the title.

Title, subtitle, heading and subheading in the Editor. A slide showcasing how titles are rendered. A slide with a title and a kicker on top of it.

Text

Reading out lots of text on a slide will probably put your audience to sleep—but occasionally you may need to show body text on a slide. Here’s how.

Start your text paragraph with a tab . Adding an indentation like this will change your text from speaker notes (that are only visible to you) and display it on the slide instead.

A paragraph of text entered in the Editor with indentation. In Presentation Mode, the text appear, making the slide very busy.

Doing the Splits

When you add a line break (press twice) between two elements they will be separated and vertically display side by side. Splitting is useful when you want to compare two images, or two bits of text, for example. You can add up to 3 elements side by side.

If you want to arrange elements horizontally, such as having a title on the top and an image directly below it, do not use a line break. Instead, keep both elements in one cell.

Both elements are arranged horizontally in Presentation Mode. A title and an image in the same slide, in different cells."

Grid Work

If you have four or more elements on a slide, Presenter will arrange them in a grid layout. Grids let you combine various elements such as text, images, and titles, all on the same slide.

To change the sequence of the grid, reorder your elements in the Editor. The element’s size will adjust to fit the grid. Occasionally a grid may not display a picture exactly how you want it to. In that case, try out the Images options such as Cover or Contain.

In the same slide, a title and four images. In Presentation Mode, the elements are rendered as a grid

Captions

To add large captions to your pictures, use a combination of an H4 heading and an image. Where the caption appears depends on the order in which you place the image and text. No matter which order you choose, the caption’s text size will stay the same.

If you place the H4 heading first, you’re introducing the image. By contrast, showing the image first makes it more prominent, while the caption below it adds more context.

Two ways to showcase a caption with an H4 heading before and after the image. An image on top and the caption on the bottom part of the slide. The caption on top and the image on the bottom part of the slide.

Using an Image as a Background

You can enhance your presentation cover or regular slides by adding a background image that always appears behind titles or text.

To set a background image, select the dropdown next to it in the Editor and select Background from the menu.

If your background image’s colors make the text above it difficult to read, try out some image filters—or adjust the image’s opacity. More about those options in our Images section.

An image with the background class added in the Editor, and in a different cell a Title and subtitle. The image appears as the background of the slide, with the title and subtitle on top of it.

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Presenter analyzes your slides’ contents and chooses the best layout for you. Here’s how to make sure your presentation will come out picture-perfect every time—on any device. With Presenter your layouts are responsive, which means your presentation automatically adapts to different screens, projector ratios, Zoom windows, tablets, and phones. No more endless fiddling to make

Layouts iPhone

Presenter analyzes your slides’ contents and chooses the best layout for you. Here’s how to make sure your presentation will come out picture-perfect every time—on any device. With Presenter your layouts are responsive, which means your presentation automatically adapts to different screens, projector ratios, Zoom windows, tablets, and phones. No more endless fiddling to make

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