Save Presentation > H List Box Placement: How to leave some space at the top of each slide (see testing script)?

[#1]

Hi JMP Community,

I have a apparently simple problem that I have not been able to resolve: I building a simple script to gather plots from different journals into single slides in a PowerPoint presentation. So far, things are working well except that the plots are all stuck at the top of each slide -> what is the best way to include a Spacer in my H List Box or my Lineup Box to avoid this problem?

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dummy = H List Box ();

dummy << Save Presentation ("$Desktop/TEMP PNG/Z1.pptx", Outline Titles (Top Left));

jrn1 = Get Window("FIRST_JOURNAL");
jrn2 = Get Window("SECOND_JOURNAL");

For (i = 1, i <=5, i++, 
	Plot1 = jrn1 [PictureBox(i)];
	Plot2 = jrn2 [PictureBox(i)];

	MylpBox = Lineup Box (N Col (2));
	MylpBox << Append (Plot1);
	MylpBox << Append (Plot2);

	myhlb = H List Box ();
	myhlb << Append (Spacer Box (0,1)); // this does not work
	myhlb << Append (MylpBox << get picture);
	myhlb << Save Presentation ("$Desktop/TEMP PNG/Z1.pptx", append, Outline Titles (Top Left));
	
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Thank you for your help.

TS

[#2 · Accepted solution]

Here is a simple example of how I do the spacing you are looking for

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Open( "$SAMPLE_DATA/big class.jmp" );

// Create the output you need
biv = bivariate( x( :height ), y( :weight ) );
plot1 = Report( biv );

// Create a display area with the spacer box in it 
vlb = V List Box( nn = V List Box( Spacer Box( size( 1, 50 ) ) ) );

// add in the part of the display that you want to be lower
nn << append( plot1[Picture Box( 1 )] );

// Add the display area to the outline box that has the title 
plot1[Outline Box( 1 )] << prepend( vlb << get picture );

// Delete the area of the display that you have turned
// into a picture object and placed it just below the outline box
plot1[Picture Box( 1 )] << delete;

plot1 << Save Presentation( "$TEMP/Z1.pptx", append, Outline Titles( Top Left ) );


Open( "$TEMP/Z1.pptx" );