Structure Layouts

Layouts for organizing your presentation structure - title slides, sections, and endings.

cover - Title Slide

Use for: The first slide of your presentation

---
layout: cover
authors:
  - name: Your Name
    institution: Your University
    email: [email protected]
footerMiddle: Conference Name 2025
---

# Your Presentation Title
Subtitle or description

What it shows:

• Large title in the center
• Author(s) with institution and email
• Footer with author, conference, and page number

---

default - Standard Content

Use for: Most of your slides (this is automatic!)

---
title: My Slide Title
subtitle: Optional subtitle
---

# Main Content

- Bullet point 1
- Bullet point 2

You can add text, images, code, math formulas, etc.

What it shows:

• Optional header with title and subtitle
• Your content in the middle
• Footer at the bottom

---

intro - Section Introduction

Use for: Starting a new section of your talk

---
layout: intro
---

# Part 2: Methodology

Let's discuss our approach

What it shows:

• Large, centered text
• No header (more space for the title)
• Footer at the bottom

---

section - Chapter Divider

Use for: Major transitions in your presentation

---
layout: section
sectionMode: dark  # or 'light' (optional, default: dark)
---

# Results

What it shows:

• Very large, centered title
• No header
• Footer at the bottom
• Perfect for dramatic section breaks

sectionMode Options:

Value	Description
dark	Dark background with light text (default)
light	Light background with dark text

Global vs Per-slide Configuration:

You can set a global default in your headmatter:

---
theme: scholarly
themeConfig:
  sectionMode: light  # All sections default to light
---

Then override on specific slides:

---
layout: section
sectionMode: dark  # Override global setting for this slide
---

# This Section Uses Dark Mode

---

center - Centered Content

Use for: Short messages or key points

---
layout: center
---

# Key Takeaway

This is the most important point

What it shows:

• All content centered horizontally and vertically
• Great for emphasis

---

auto-center - Auto-Adjusting Content

Use for: Content that needs automatic font size adjustment

---
layout: auto-center
title: Title
subtitle: Subtitle
---

## Auto-Centered Content

This layout automatically adjusts font size to fit content.

What it shows:

• Automatically adjusts font size based on content length
• Centers content vertically
• Keeps text left-aligned within the centered block

---

end - Thank You Slide

Use for: Professional closing slide with contact information

---
layout: end
email: [email protected]
website: https://example.com/project
subtitle: Questions?
qrcode: https://example.com/qr.png
qrcodeLabel: Scan for paper
---

Thank you for your attention!

Props:

• thankYou: Custom thank you text (default: "Thank You!")
• subtitle: Subtitle text
• email: Contact email
• website: Project/personal website
• qrcode: QR code image URL
• qrcodeLabel: Label for QR code