> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs2.ahaslides.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How to Create and Edit a Content Slide in AhaSlides

> Build custom, non-interactive slides with freely positioned text, image, GIF, emoji, and shape blocks, plus animations, for full layout control.

A Content slide lets you design custom, non-interactive slides — think of it as a PowerPoint-style canvas where you place and style blocks of text, images, and other elements exactly where you want them.

## How It Works

The Content slide is non-interactive: participants see it on their phones but can't respond to it, aside from sending reactions. It works in **blocks**, just like a normal PowerPoint slide — add content within blocks and move those blocks freely to lay out the slide however you like. Every Content slide starts with two blocks by default.

<Warning>
  The Content slide only works on laptops and PCs with a minimum screen width of **1180px**. If you're on a laptop or PC but still see a width warning, zoom out in your browser to edit the slide.
</Warning>

## Editing Blocks

<Steps>
  <Step title="Select a block">
    Click a block once to move or rotate it, and reveal options to **duplicate** or **delete** it.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Edit block content">
    Click the block again to edit its text, formatting, colour, alignment, images, and more.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Adding New Blocks

Use the **5 icons at the top of the slide** to add new blocks:

| Icon      | Adds                                                                                                       |
| --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Text**  | A new text block                                                                                           |
| **Image** | Opens the upload screen — upload from your computer or clipboard, or choose from the inbuilt library       |
| **GIF**   | Opens the upload screen — upload a GIF from your computer or clipboard, or choose from the inbuilt library |
| **Emoji** | Opens the emoji list — pick one to place it on the slide                                                   |
| **Shape** | Opens the shape list — pick a shape, then drag its sides to resize it (hold **Shift** to keep proportions) |

<Tip>
  You can also create a new block by duplicating an existing one and changing its content.
</Tip>

## Positioning Blocks

Blocks have a **layered structure** — a block on top of another will obscure it. Bring a block **forward** or send it **backward** to change its layering.

Use the **alignment guides** to centre blocks precisely: drag a block toward the middle of the canvas and it snaps into position along the vertical line, the horizontal line, or both.

## Adding Animation

<Steps>
  <Step title="Select a block">
    Click the block you want to animate.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the Animation icon">
    Locate and click the **Animation** icon.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose an effect">
    Pick the animation effect you want applied to the block. Select **No animation** at any time to remove it.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Slide Preview

The Content slide is the only slide type that shows a **full preview** of its content in the left-hand slide panel of the editor — useful for navigating presentations with multiple Content slides.