Media Properties

Media can only be used in a Print context; see Media.

Media are not printed, unless you want them to; see Printing virtual stationery.

The following properties are available for Media resources.

Properties Tab

  • Name: The name of the media, displayed in all drop-downs where the Media is shown 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 Print section's properties (see Print Section Properties).
    • 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

  • Front/Back group: Defines the preprinted media used for the front and back of the Virtual Stationery.
    • PDF: Click the Select Image button to open the Select Image dialog and select which PDF (and optionally, which page of the PDF) to display as a background for the page.
    • 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

The characteristics define the type of paper on which the Print context is meant to be printed on.

  • Media Type: The type of paper, such as Continuous, Envelope, Labels, Stationery, etc.
  • Weight: The weight of the media in grammage (g/m2).
  • Front Coating: The pre-process coating applied to the front surface of the media, such as Glossy, High Gloss, Matte, Satin, etc.
  • Back Coating: The pre-process coating applied to the front surface of the media.
  • Texture: The texture of the media, such as Antique, Calenared, Linen, Stipple or Vellum.
  • Grade: The grade of the media, such as Gloss-coated paper, Uncoated white paper, etc.
  • Hole Name: ​Pre-defined hole pattern that specifies the pre-punched holes in the media, such as R2-generic, R2m-MIB, R4i-US, etc.