> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.custral.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Slide Layouts

> Single-slide starters offered by the Add-slide picker, grouped by category.

## Overview

A slide layout (also called a **slide template**) is a single-slide starter
that the "Add slide" picker offers inside the Presentation block. Where a
[presentation template](/blocks/presentations/templates) is a whole-deck
snapshot with variables, a slide layout is just one reusable slide you can
drop in and then fill out.

## How it works

Slide layouts are managed at **Settings → Presentations → Layouts** (the
screen header reads "Slide Templates"). The list shows each layout's name,
category, and description, with a delete control per row.

Each layout has:

* **Name** and **Description**.
* **Category**: one of Title, Content, Data, Media, or Custom. Used to group
  the layout in the picker.
* **Theme** (optional): a [brand kit](/blocks/presentations/themes) for the
  preview thumbnail and inserted styles.

The metadata above is edited on this screen. The **slide content itself is
edited inline**: create the layout (Custral seeds a starter slide with a title
and body element), add it to a real deck, refine the slide there, and save it
back over the layout using **Save as slide template** in the block.

When you create a layout, Custral captures a thumbnail from the starter slide
so the Add-slide picker can render its tile. The thumbnail is best-effort, if
it can't be generated, the layout still saves.

## Using it

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create a layout">
    On the Layouts screen, click **New slide template**. Set a name, optional
    description, a **Category**, and optionally a **Theme**. A starter slide
    with a title and body is created.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Refine the slide content">
    Insert the layout into a deck, adjust the elements, then use **Save as
    slide template** to update the layout's slide.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Reuse it">
    The layout now appears in the block's Add-slide picker under its category.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Troubleshooting

| Symptom                                  | Likely cause                                       | What to check                                                                      |
| ---------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Layout can't be saved                    | Name is empty                                      | The Name field is filled (required)                                                |
| Edits to the layout's slide don't appear | Slide content is edited inline, not on this screen | Insert the layout into a deck, refine it, and use **Save as slide template**       |
| Layout missing from the Add-slide picker | Wrong category, or it was deleted                  | Confirm the category you're browsing; check the layout still exists on this screen |
| No thumbnail on the picker tile          | Thumbnail render was skipped on save               | Re-save the layout; the thumbnail is best-effort and never blocks saving           |
| Theme styles not reflected               | No theme set on the layout                         | Open the layout and pick a **Theme**                                               |

<Note>
  When reporting an issue, include the request ID shown in the error message.
  It helps our support team trace what happened.
</Note>

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Presentations Overview" icon="presentation-screen" href="/blocks/presentations/overview" />

  <Card title="Templates" icon="rectangle-history" href="/blocks/presentations/templates" />

  <Card title="Themes" icon="palette" href="/blocks/presentations/themes" />
</CardGroup>


## Related topics

- [What the assistant can do](/ai/tools/library.md)
- [Blocks](/blocks/overview.md)
- [Presentations](/blocks/presentations/overview.md)
- [Presentation Templates](/blocks/presentations/templates.md)
- [Presentation](/data/properties/communication/presentation.md)