This document provides an overview and template for creating slidedocs, which are visual documents intended to be read like slides. The template includes layout options like single column, two column, and three column formats. It demonstrates how to use styling like headings, body text, bullets, and callouts. Charts, tables, quotes and color palettes are provided as examples of content that can be included. The goal is to help users structure information for easy reading on slides or in digital documents.

1. slidedoc cover page
example
Author Name
Position title
Other contact information

2. this is a section title text
placeholder and text is lower-
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01
table of contents
keep titles short but with
enough info for readers to skim
and understand the structure
02
these text fields plus the ones
on the right are on a master so
you can have up to six sections
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cased Franklin Gothic Book
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3. 3
what is a slidedoc?
The way we communicate is changing.
In our time-strapped world, we like
information that is consumed quickly.
This has led organizations to look for a way to fill the gap
between long-form documents and presentations. What
has emerged are slidedocs.
A slidedoc is a visual document intended to be read and
referenced instead of projected. Slidedocs work for a
variety of communication scenarios, from sales collateral to
in-meeting reference material. And because of their
modular nature, slidedocs can spread your smart thinking
throughout your organization.
Effective slidedocs are developed by knowing your
audience, understanding how they consume information,
and by having one clear big idea. Developing effective
slidedocs also requires visualizing ideas and making the
information easy to navigate.
Slidedocs are one of the most effective tools for
communicating ideas quickly and establishing consensus.
Your ideas deserve the best possible communication
vehicle. Slidedocs are designed for the way we
communicate today.
introduction
section 01
This templateaccommodates longer-form
reading material

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Slidedocs are like books
Slidedocs borrow some specific design aspects from
books. Books have a cover, table of contents, clear chapter
indicators, prose, page numbers, and other small design
decisions that have big information architecture
implications to help readers navigate the contents.
Flipping through the pages of a slidedoc should feel similar
to flipping through the printed pages of a book or swiping
the screen of a tablet device.
The masters are set up for prose and
have plenty of white space. Each page
holds just the right amount of
information to process quickly.
introduction
See page 67 to 81 at www.slidedocs.com

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master layout options
Each master is segmented into
sections that would accommodate
prose and graphics. There are
various layouts already predesigned
into the masters that will help you
break up your content into bite-sized
chunks that make your slidedoc
much easier to read.
introduction

6. 6
creating contrast with type
If you type in the field to the right titled “Click to add
text”, you get this light blue text style. This is used for
highlighting pieces of text for a subtitle, subhead, or
main callouts.
Hit return and tab and the text changes to charcoal and you
now have a paragraph header style applied.
Hit return and tab again and it changes to a size that works great for body copy.
This efficient way of setting up the master template to create typographic
hierarchy is unique to slidedocs.
 A fourth tab sequence is a bullet
 Try it now for yourself to the right
typographic hierarchy

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two-column layout
Large call outs are Franklin Gothic Book
(Body) 16pt with line spacing set at
Multiple 1.2
Paragraph headers are Franklin Gothic Book
(Body) 14pt with line spacing set at Multiple
1.0
Body Copy is Franklin Gothic Book (Body) 11pt with line
spacing set at Multiple 1.2
 First level bullet body copy is Franklin Gothic Book
(Body) 11pt with line spacing set at Multiple 1.1
 Second level bullet body copy is Franklin Gothic
Book (Body) 11pt with line spacing set at Multiple 1.1
Large call outs are Franklin Gothic Book
(Body) 16pt with line spacing set at
Multiple 1.2
Paragraph headers are Franklin Gothic Book
(Body) 14pt with line spacing set at Multiple
1.0
Body Copy is Franklin Gothic Book (Body) 11pt with line
spacing set at Multiple 1.2
 First level bullet body copy is Franklin Gothic Book
(Body) 11pt with line spacing set at Multiple 1.1
 Second level bullet body copy is Franklin Gothic
Book (Body) 11pt with line spacing set at Multiple 1.1
structure
section 01

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left two-thirds column layout
Large call outs are Franklin Gothic Book (Body) 16pt
with line spacing set at Multiple 1.2
Paragraph headers are Franklin Gothic Book (Body) 14pt with
line spacing set at Multiple 1.0
Body Copy is Franklin Gothic Book (Body) 11pt with line spacing set at Multiple
1.2
 First level bullet body copy is Franklin Gothic Book (Body) 11pt with line
spacing set at Multiple 1.1
 Second level bullet body copy is Franklin Gothic Book (Body) 11pt with line
spacing set at Multiple 1.1
structure
section 01
Use this space for a call-
out. Any text that you
want to amplify as
important could go in a
colored text block like
this one.

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right two-thirds column layout
Large call outs are Franklin Gothic Book (Body) 16pt
with line spacing set at Multiple 1.2
Paragraph headers are Franklin Gothic Book (Body) 14pt with
line spacing set at Multiple 1.0
Body Copy is Franklin Gothic Book (Body) 11pt with line spacing set at Multiple
1.2
 First level bullet body copy is Franklin Gothic Book (Body) 11pt with line
spacing set at Multiple 1.1
 Second level bullet body copy is Franklin Gothic Book (Body) 11pt with line
spacing set at Multiple 1.1
structure
section 01
Use this space for a call-
out. Any text that you
want to amplify as
important could go in a
colored text block like
this one.

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three-column layout
This large teal 16 point
type is the default
If you set your cursor in front
of the text field and hit tab
once you get this gray 14
type
One more tab and the body copy
pops up as 11 point type
 Another tab brings up the first
level bullet at a lighter 11 point
type
 The second-level bullet is also
11 point type
Notice that the section identifier at
the bottom of this page moved to the
right and changed to section two.
This is simply a graphic placed on
each slide. When you want to signify
that a reader is in a new section of
your slidedoc, slide the orange
graphic and section head text over to
the next segment. This graphic could
be placed on every slide as a
navigational device or removed all
together.
Below the section signifier is a small
discreet text field where you can put
reference or source material. You
can have it be a live web link to the
source or simply give attribution to
the source you’ve cited.
structure
section 02

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table
Source: Placeholder example
displaying data
table header table header table header
This is a text block where you can
tab across and add copy
This is a text block where you can
tab across and add copy
This is a text block where you can
tab across and add copy
This is a text block where you can
tab across and add copy
This is a text block where you can
tab across and add copy
This is a text block where you can
tab across and add copy
This is a text block where you can
tab across and add copy
This is a text block where you can
tab across and add copy
This is a text block where you can
tab across and add copy
This is a text block where you can
tab across and add copy
This is a text block where you can
tab across and add copy
This is a text block where you can
tab across and add copy
section 03

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column chart (multi-category)
Source: Placeholder example
displaying data
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Category 1 Category 2
Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 Series 4 Series 5 Series 6
Callout
Example

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column chart (single category)
Source: Placeholder example
displaying data
4.3
2.5
3.5
4.5
3.1
1.2
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
Category 1
Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 Series 4 Series 5 Series 6
Callout
Example

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stacked column chart
Source: Placeholder example
displaying data
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4
Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 Series 4 Series 5 Series 6
Callout
Example

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bar chart
Source: Placeholder example
displaying data
4.3
2.5
3.5
4.5
3.1
1.2
0 1 2 3 4 5
Category 1
Series 6 Series 5 Series 4 Series 3 Series 2 Series 1
Callout
Example

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line chart
Source: Placeholder example
displaying data
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4
Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 Series 4 Series 5 Series 6
Callout
Example

17. 17
pie chart
Source: Placeholder example
displaying data
23%
13%
18%
24%
16%
6%
Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5 Category 1

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stylized chart for pros
This chart style is beautiful and for
power users of PowerPoint. It’s a bit
more complicated than just plotting
data. Right click on the colored
segment to see the data table.
Modify the tables and data will re-
plot. This type of chart doesn’t work
on a master so it’s pasted on the
slide individually.
displaying data
Source: Placeholder example
60%
Title here
Supporting
information about the
data here
35%
Title here
Supporting information
about the data here
25%
Title here
Supporting
information about the
data here
This chart style is tricky

19. Quote slide style example
layout. Text should be sentence
case.
First, Last Name
Company name
Title comes here

20. Quote slide style example
layout. Text should be sentence
case.
First, Last Name
Company name
Title comes here

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The elements on the
masters align to this
grid system. You
can paste the grid
on each slide or
apply this grid
master while
designing and then
assign it a new
master.

22. 22
color palette
section title placeholder
white and black highlight & subdue
primary accent colors

23. 23
callout style palette
section title placeholder
Callout
Example
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24. overview of the section
You may use this master to
segue within a major
section, or use it as a Q&A
slide.
section
head

25. contact information
For more info, please
contact us at
info@duarte.com
650-625-8200
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