Presentations

Map slides

One map, the world by country, in two modes. Highlight answers where are we, shade answers how much is where. Anything below country level is out of scope, and knowing that before you plan the slide saves a wasted ten minutes.

Create a presentation with OneCraftThe two modes, how countries are added, and the boundary of what the map can do
A world map slide with twelve countries filled in the brand colour beside three statistics
A world map filled by country code, with three statistics beside it. Twelve countries are highlighted here.

Highlight mode: in or out

Every country you list takes the accent colour and everything else stays neutral. This is a binary claim and it is the right mode for coverage, presence, launch markets and where our customers are. It needs nothing but the list, so it is also the mode that works when you have no numbers, which is most of the time on a market slide.

Choropleth mode: shaded by value

Each country carries a number and the fill is interpolated along a ramp between a floor colour and a ceiling colour, both chosen from theme tokens. The mode is greyed out until at least one country in your list has a numeric value, with a note explaining why, so you cannot end up with an all one colour ramp and no idea what went wrong.

Countries go in by their three letter code

USA, GBR, DEU, AUS. The field validates against a table of 250 codes and suggests matches as you type, so you are picking from a list rather than remembering. A code that is not real is rejected with a message naming it. Each entry can also carry a short label used as a tooltip, which is where a figure like 4.2 billion market goes.

There is no pin, and no street map

This is the honest limit and it is worth stating plainly. The map draws country shapes and fills them. It cannot place a marker on a city, cannot draw a route between two offices, and cannot zoom to a region, a state or a postcode. If your slide needs a pin on a shop address, take a screenshot of a mapping service and place it as a picture instead.

Three layouts carry one, and you can add one anywhere

The library has a regional map beside a pillar list, a world map with regional callouts, and a global presence map, all seeded in highlight mode. Beyond those, the element library has a Map tile in its Timeline and map section, so any slide can take one. Colour choices are limited to theme tokens by design, which is what keeps a map legible across every palette.

How it works, in three steps

  1. Step 1

    Add the map

    Either one of the three library layouts, or the Map tile from the element library onto a slide you already have.

  2. Step 2

    Type the country codes

    Three letters each. Suggestions appear as you type and anything invalid is rejected with a message.

  3. Step 3

    Add values only if you have them

    Choropleth stays unavailable until at least one country carries a number, which is the product telling you the mode needs data.

The full walkthrough with screenshots is in the guide Add charts, maps and diagrams to slides.

Limits worth knowing

See it on a finished piece

Questions people ask

Can I put a pin on a city?

No. The map fills country shapes and nothing else. For a city marker, screenshot a mapping service and place it on the slide as a picture.

Why is choropleth greyed out?

Because no country in your list carries a number yet. Add a value to at least one and the mode becomes available.

Can I show a region such as the European Union?

Only by listing its member countries individually. There are no grouped regions, so a note on the slide is usually the clearer way to say it.

Can I zoom into one continent?

No. The map always draws the whole world. If only three countries matter, highlight is usually more readable than a zoom would be anyway.

Make your own presentation

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Related pages

More finished work of this kind is on the presentation examples hub.