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# Slide Settings

This page describes how to set your slide settings in the request data.

In the slide settings section you provide any information and data related to the slide itself. For example: `id`, `question`, `base` and `layout`. 

#### Slide settings fields

| Name           | Type   | Required | Description                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| -------------- | ------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| id             | String | false    | A unique slide ID                                                                                                                                                                                |
| table\_text    | String | true     | The table name. This will be replaced by the `{table_name}` tag in any placeholder on your pptx template.                                                                                        |
| question\_text | String | true     | The question text. This will be replaced by the `{question}` tag in any placeholder on your pptx template.                                                                                       |
| base\_text     | String | false    | If provided, it will be inserted into the placeholder with the “{base}” placeholder tag. If not provided, generic base will be used, example: `Base: {cross break name} = {corresponding value}` |
| layout         | Object | true     | Indicates which layout should be used. For more info about layout read the **concepts** section.                                                                                                 |
| charts         | Array  | true     | Defines the charts to be rendered in the chart placeholders from your `.pptx` template.                                                                                                          |
| custom\_obj    | Object | false    | This parameter can be used to pass in any internal params you need. Max size: 300 `bytes`.                                                                                                       |

{% hint style="info" %}
If you want to provide more than 1 chart per slide you'll need to purchase the `multichart` feature.
{% endhint %}

#### Layout

| Name                 | Type           | Required | Description                                                                                                                                      |
| -------------------- | -------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| slide\_master\_index | Integer        | true     | Layout master index identifies which master slide layout should be used.                                                                         |
| slide\_layout\_index | Integer/String | true     | Layout master index identifies which slide layout should be used. You can also pass the name of the layout instead as it appears in power point. |

{% content-ref url="/pages/-MHgASoyncMdKg2tfZEe" %}
[Concepts](/concepts/concepts-intro.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

#### Example in `JSON`

```javascript
{
	"body": [{
		"slide": {
			"id": "desired-unique-id",
			"table_text": "Colors",
			"question_text": "What is your favourite color?",
			"base_text": "Base Colors",
			"layout": {
				"slide_master_index": 0,
				"slide_layout_index": 1
			}
		},
		"charts": [],
		"custom_obj": {}
	}]
}
```

{% hint style="warning" %}
If the provided `.pptx` template layout only has 1 chart placeholder and in the request you are sending more than 1 chart object for that slide, then only the first chart object from the request will be rendered.
{% endhint %}