Grid layout in a presentation

Objectives

You want to generate a gallery of objects in a PPTX document with the following features:

• Define the offset for the repetition of the main box on the x-axis and y-axis.

Solution

Here’s how you can achieve this using Carbone:

1. Insert a shape

   Insert a shape, such as a text block, and include the information to be displayed using Carbone tags.

   Duplicate this shape and modify the text to define the iteration {d.stars[i+1]}

   Note : Use shapes instead of images or tables

2. Use the iterator [i] to define the offset for the repetition

   Right-click on the shape, and navigate to the "View Alt Text" menu to set the transformations.

   Define the following formulas {d.stars[i].starName:print(.i):mod(5):mul(6):transform(x,cm)} and {d.stars[i].starName:print(.i):div(5):floor:mul(4):transform(y,cm)} to configure the iterator and transformations on both axis where :

   • print(.i) to consider the iterator of the loop
   • mod(A): to set the number of A objects that will be on a same row (ie, the number of columns)
   • mul(B) to set the distance B with the next box
   • transform(x, cm) to define the axis (x) of transformation and its unit

And there you go!

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