Real estate property document

Overview

Learn how to generate professional real estate presentations that include:

• Dynamic cursor positioning on a scored bar based on numerical values
• Automatic image placement using placeholders
• Custom data integration

Step-by-Step Guide

Follow these steps to create a PowerPoint (PPTX) template with dynamic elements using Carbone:

1. Create the Scored Bar and Cursor

• Open PowerPoint and go to the Insert menu
• Select your desired shapes from the Shapes menu to create both the scored bar and cursor

The :transform() formatter works with shapes like rectangles, arrows, and organizational charts, but not with lines. If you need a line, create a very thin rectangle instead.

2. Set Up Dynamic Cursor Positioning

• Right-click the cursor shape
• Select View Alt Text
• Insert a Carbone tag that combines these formatters:
  • :ifLT to evaluate values
  • :show() to set position values
  • :transform to move the shape on the Y-axis

Example for a single position:

{d.DPE:ifLT(231):show(2.25):transform(y,cm)}

Example for multiple positions:

{d.DPE:ifLT(51):show(0):ifLT(91):show(0.75):ifLT(151):show(1.5):ifLT(231):show(2.25):ifLT(331):show(3):ifLT(451):show(3.75):ifLT(45100):show(4.5):transform(y,cm)}

3. Add Image Placeholders

• Right-click on your temporary image
• Select View Alt Text
• Add the image path using a Carbone tag: {d.picture}

4. Insert Additional Data

• Add all other dynamic content using Carbone tags throughout your template

Technical Details

This template works with single-slide presentations only. For multi-page documents, consider using either:

• A DOCX template with custom page size (33cm x 19cm)
• An ODP template

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