Widgets

Ideas and examples for building slides with each kind of widget.

Widgets become the content of a New-Slide script block. The pages below focus on when and how to use them; the cmdlet reference lists every parameter.

Alert

Give a note, tip, or warning a clear visual priority.

Bar chart

Compare several values on a shared scale.

Breakdown chart

Show how categories contribute to one total.

Calendar

Highlight dates in a month view.

Canvas

Paint individual pixels for diagrams and small illustrations.

Code

Syntax-highlighted examples that can also run live.

Columns

Show related widgets side by side.

Dynamic

Refresh a widget's data while the slide is active.

Figlet

Large terminal lettering for title slides and section breaks.

List

Bulleted or numbered points that the audience can scan quickly.

QR code

Share a link or short text your audience can scan with a phone.

Rows

Divide part of a slide into stacked regions.

Table

Compare structured data without hand-aligning columns.

Text

Markup-aware paragraphs for explanations, headings, and callouts.

Tree

Explain hierarchy with nested nodes.