In-line style typically features a strip of navigation at the bottom of regular content slides. This strip may be composed of either text links or picture thumbnail links (as shown above). As the presenter jumps from one content slide to another, the links remain fixed in place and always visible, regardless of what content appears above. Having this kind of random access to individual slides within a collection of related slides is extremely useful for showing specific product offerings, reviewing or previewing concepts during a teaching session, or simply highlighting particular concepts during public speaking events.

What makes In-line style especially attractive to many speakers is the fact that the navigation strip acts like a cheat sheet, constantly displaying all slide options available in the show. In other words, the presenter doesn't have to try and remember what slides are coming up later in the presentation. A preview of all slides is visible at any time, and any of those slides can be chosen in any order—or skipped entirely. As such, the presenter has complete flexibility to control the length of a talk, and the amount of information shown.