# Content

> A free-layout slide for formatted text, images, GIFs and videos — start from a ready-made template or a blank canvas.

Source: https://engageslide.com/knowledge-base/content-slides/content · EngageSlide Help Center · Content Slides

## What is Content?

A **Content** slide is a normal, non-interactive slide that you design freely: text boxes, images, GIFs and videos that you can place anywhere on the slide, resize and rotate. Use it to open your session, introduce a topic, explain an idea, show a photo or close with a thank-you — then move on to your polls and quizzes. You can start from one of the ready-made **Templates** (title slides, section headers, lists, image layouts, numbers and closing slides) and just replace the text. Content slides always fill the whole slide edge to edge; the join code header and the control bar float on top.

Video tutorial: [Content — video tutorial](https://youtu.be/Eaoury3cbrs)

## Create a Content slide

1. On **Home**, click + Create new presentation (or add a slide to an existing one).
2. In **Choose Slide Type**, pick **Content**. You can also type it into Search slide types….
3. The slide is created and the right panel opens on the **Content** tab.

## Set up the content

1. Optional: under **Templates** (_Pick a layout to start — then just replace the text._), choose a category — Title slides, Section header, Text & lists, Image, Data & quotes or Closing — and click a layout such as _Gradient hero_, _Checklist_, _Timeline_, _KPI cards_ or _Thank you_. The template sets the text boxes, images, background and text colour.
2. If the slide already has content, EngageSlide asks _Use this template?_ — click **Replace** to swap your content for the template, or **Cancel** to keep it.
3. Use the toolbar at the top of the slide to add items: the **T** icon adds a text box, the camera icon uploads a video, the picture icon uploads an image, and the **GIPHY** icon opens a search for GIFs and stickers (_Search gif or sticker…_).
4. Click an item once to select it, then drag it to move it, pull the handles to resize it, or use the round handle to rotate it.
5. Click a selected text box again (or start typing into a new one) to edit the text. The text toolbar has undo/redo, font size, line height, text colour, highlight colour, **bold**, _italic_, underline, alignment, and bulleted or numbered lists.
6. Above a selected item you also get: **Select Font** (a font just for that text box), the up-arrow to bring it in front of other items, the bin to delete it, and — on images — **Replace image**. You can also delete a selected item with Backspace.
7. Switch to the **Design** tab to change the slide’s **Text color**, font (**Change Font Slide**), **Background color** or background image (**Add background slide image**, with a **Background visibility** slider). **Apply background and color to all slides** copies the look to the whole deck.
8. Optional: in the **Audio** tab, add **Background music** or a **Custom audio** file for this slide.

![The Content editor — slide list, live screen with join code & QR, and the content panel](https://engageslide.com/images/kb/content-editor.webp)

## On the audience side

Participants who have joined see a smaller copy of the whole slide on their phone — the same text, images, background and colours, scaled to fit the screen. Videos can be played on the phone with their own controls. There is nothing to answer on this slide.

## View results

No responses are collected — this slide is for showing information. While presenting, the items are fixed in place (they can’t be dragged or edited), videos play with their normal controls, and you move on with the next / back buttons or the arrow keys.

> **Tip** — Short on time? Pick a template from the **Image** or **Text & lists** category, replace the words and swap the pictures with **Replace image** — you keep the layout and spacing without lining anything up by hand.

## Ways to use a Content slide

- **Opening slide:** a _Title slides_ template with the session name and your name.
- **Section breaks:** a _Section header_ template before each new part of the session.
- **Explain a concept:** _Definition_, _Timeline_ or _Before & after_, followed by a quiz to check understanding.
- **Share results or numbers:** _KPI cards_, _Progress_ or _Big quote_.
- **Close the session:** _Thank you_, _Call to action_, _Contact card_ or _Q&A_.

> **Need a list that appears line by line?** — Text on a Content slide is shown all at once. For bullet points revealed one at a time, use a [List](https://engageslide.com/knowledge-base/content-slides/list) slide.

## Frequently asked questions

### Will applying a template delete my content?

Yes — a template replaces everything on the slide, including the background. EngageSlide asks you to confirm first when the slide is not empty. To keep your work, add a new Content slide and apply the template there.

### Can I add a GIF or a sticker?

Yes. Click the **GIPHY** icon in the toolbar at the top of the slide, search, and click a result to add it.

### How do I put one item in front of another?

Select the item and click the up-arrow above it — it moves in front of all the other items.

### Can I use a different font for one text box?

Yes. Select the text box and click **Select Font**. To change the font for the whole slide, use **Change Font Slide** in the **Design** tab.

### Can participants respond to a Content slide?

No, it is for showing information. Put a poll, quiz or Open Ended slide right after it to get the room involved.