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# Slide View
## Description
The Slide View provides two distinct modes for working with Slide objects: Content mode for editing individual slide content, and Template mode for creating reusable slide templates. Both modes offer a WYSIWYG editing experience for creating presentations.
## Slide Content View
Content mode displays the slide canvas where you can add and arrange text boxes, images, tables, shapes, and other elements. This is the primary editing mode for creating presentation content.
### Canvas Controls
**Slide Navigation**: Use the slide preview panel to navigate between slides in the presentation. Click thumbnails to switch between slides.
**Add Slide**: Create new slides based on available templates or as blank slides.
**Zoom**: Adjust the canvas zoom level to focus on details or see the entire slide layout.
**Presentation Mode**: Enter full-screen presentation mode to preview or present your slides.
### Element Manipulation
**Add Elements**: Use the toolbar to insert text boxes, images, figures, tables, circles, and lines onto the slide.
**Resize Elements**: Click and drag corner handles to resize any element proportionally.
**Rotate Elements**: Click and drag the rotation handle at the top of selected elements to rotate them to any angle.
**Reorder Elements**: Right-click elements to access stacking order controls (bring to front, send to back, order up, order down).
**Styling**: Apply fills, borders, and formatting to elements using the settings bar.
### Text Editing
Format text within text boxes using the text formatting controls:
* Font styling (bold, italic, underline)
* Font size and color
* Text alignment (left, center, right, justify)
* Vertical alignment within text boxes
* Bulleted and numbered lists
### Model Object References
Insert references to model objects using `@` notation. References can display either the object name or a specific attribute value, and they update automatically when the underlying model changes.
## Slide Template View
Template mode allows you to create reusable slide layouts with background elements, styled placeholders, and consistent branding. Templates can be used when creating new slides to ensure design consistency.
### Template Elements
**Background**: Add shapes, images, or colors that appear on all slides using this template.
**Placeholders**: Define placeholder regions for title, content, images, or custom elements. When users create slides from the template, these placeholders guide content placement.
**Fixed Elements**: Add logos, headers, footers, or decorative elements that remain consistent across all slides based on this template.
### Creating Templates
1. Switch to Template mode
2. Design the template background and layout
3. Add placeholder elements where content should go
4. Save the template with a descriptive name
5. The template becomes available when creating new slides
## Use Cases
**Presentation Creation**: Build complete presentations with slides for overviews, detailed content, charts, and conclusions.
**Design Consistency**: Use templates to maintain consistent branding, layouts, and styles across all slides in a presentation or across multiple presentations.
## Export Options
Slide presentations can be exported in multiple formats.
| Format | Description |
| ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| PDF | Export presentation as PDF for distribution and viewing |
| PPTX | Export presentation as PowerPoint format for further editing |