Slide Types
What you’ll learn:
- Overview of all available slide types in Cast.app
- When to use each slide type for different scenarios
- How to choose the right visualization for your data
Overview
Cast.app supports multiple slide types designed for different presentation needs and data visualization requirements. Slides are grouped under a project and are conditionally shown to each user enabling personalization.

Custom
The Custom slide is the most powerful and flexible slide type. Create stunning, data-driven graphics that automatically personalize with user or account-specific data.
Use for:
- Progress & performance metrics (bars, columns, circular progress)
- Distribution & proportions (donut charts, ring charts)
- Dynamic colors and heatmaps
- Text & content display
- Images & videos with Ken Burns effects
→ Learn more about Custom slides
Line and Area Chart
A Line and Area Chart presents change in one or more metrics over time. The slide may show several groups of area/line charts on the same slide.
Use for:
- Trends over time
- Comparing multiple time series
- Showing growth or decline patterns
→ Learn more about Line and Area Charts
Widgets
A Widgets slide shows various performance indicators, metrics and charts in a single slide. Supports multiple widget types including:
- Labels, Numbers, Percentages
- Doughnut, Pie, Piebar charts
- Progress indicators and Status icons
- Sparklines, Sparkbars, Sparkareas
- Funnel and Towers of Hanoi
- Calendar heatmaps (Days of Month, Days of Week, Hours of Day)
Generative Form
The Generative Form slide allows you to collect customer insights through personalized forms with various question types.
Use for:
- Surveys and feedback collection
- Customer input and preferences
- Interactive questionnaires
→ Learn more about Generative Forms
Navigation
A Navigation slide lets viewers choose their journey or drill down into areas of specific interest. Perfect for creating personalized paths through your presentation.
Use for:
- Drill-down menus for detailed exploration
- Summary vs. detailed presentation versions
- Customer journey selection
- Role-based content paths
→ Learn more about Navigation slides
Legacy Slide Types
Additional slide types are available in Legacy Slide Types, including:
- Categorization - Pie-bar charts
- Checklist - Agendas and to-do lists
- Compare Bar - Side-by-side comparisons
- Editorials - Announcements and guidance
- Funnel / Towers of Hanoi - Process stages
- Gauges - Color-coded metrics
- Grouped Bar Chart - Grouped data comparisons
- Single Bar Chart - Simple bar charts
- Stacked Bars - Stacked categorical data
- Video - Video content
- Waterfall - Value flow visualization
- Welcome - Introduction slides
Next Steps
- Datasets - Connect data to power your slides
- Getting Started - Create your first presentation
- Recommendations - Add CTAs to your slides
See Also
- Liquid Context (LC) - Dynamic content in your slides
- Personalization - Customize slides for different users