Media Properties

The following properties are available for Media resources:

• Properties Tab:

• Name: The name of the media, displayed in all drop-downs where Media is called as well as in the Resources Pane.

• Size group: This group is read-only and only used to display the size selected in the linked Section Properties, if the media is called by

• • Page Size: The named page size.

  • Width: The width of the page.

  • Height: The height of the page.

  • Orientation: Whether the page is portrait or landscape.

• Virtual Stationery Tab: If the output is sent to preprinted media, a copy of this media should be added here and will appear as a background to the Template. This ensures that elements added to the template will correspond to their correct location on the preprinted media. When both a Virtual Stationery background PDF and a Master Page containing a PDF are used, they will both be added to the output, the Master Page being "in front" of the Virtual Stationery PDF.

• Front/Back group: Defines the preprinted media used for the front and back of the Virtual Stationery.

• • PDF: Use the drop-down to select which PDF to display as a background for the page.

  • Use the Browse button to import a PDF, or choose None to ignore preprinted media on this page.

  • Use the Page button to open the PDF Page dialog to select which page of the PDF is shown as a background.

  • Position: Use the drop-down to select how the PDF is displayed on the page:

  • Fit to Media: Select to stretch the PDF to fit the media size.

  • Centered: Select to center the PDF on the page, vertically and horizontally.

  • Absolute: Select to place the PDF at a specific location on the page. Use the Top and Left options below to specify the positioning of the PDF.

  • Top: The distance between the top side of the page and the top side of the PDF.

  • Left: The distance between the left side of the page and the left side of the PDF.

  • Front side: Select the image that is shown as a background for all "front" sides in the template.

  • Back side: Select the image that is shown as a background for all "back" sides in the template.

• Characteristics tab: This define the intended type of paper on which the Print Context is meant to be output.

• • Media Type: The type of paper, such as Continuous, Envelope, Labels, Stationery, etc.

  • Weight: The intended weight of the media in grammage (g/m2).

  • Front Coating: The pre-process coating applied to the front surface of the media, such as Gloassy, High Gloss, Matte, Satin, etc.

  • Back Coating: The pre-process coating applied to the front surface of the media.

  • Texture: The intended texture of the media, such as Antique, Calenared, Linen, Stipple or Vellum.

  • Grade: The intended grade of the media, such as Gloss-coated paper, Uncoated white paper, etc.

  • Hole Name: ​Predefined hole pattern that specifies the pre-punched holes in the media, such as R2-generic, R2m-MIB, R4i-US, etc.