Layouts

A layout controls the structure of an entire slide. Scholarly includes 34 layouts, grouped by the job they do.

Choose by task

I need to...	Start with...	Reference
Open, divide, or close a talk	cover, section, toc, end	Structure
Arrange text, figures, or columns	default, two-cols, figure, image-right	Default slide, content layouts
Make one idea stand out	focus, fact, quote, statement	Emphasis
Present methods, evidence, or findings	method-pipeline, experiment-grid, results, references	Academic

Use a layout

Set layout in the frontmatter for that slide:

---
layout: figure
image: /results.png
caption: Validation accuracy across three datasets
---

# Main result

Options belong in the same frontmatter block. Each reference page lists the supported options and shows the rendered layout.

A useful rule

Choose the layout that matches the slide's main job. Add components only for content the layout does not already provide.