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Resources Pane

The Resource Pane displays the resources that affect the template and its output.

Images, fonts, stylesheets and snippets can be dragged or copied and pasted into the Resources Pane to add them to your template.

Media

Media resources define paper handling configurations for Print output (see Generating Print output and Print Options) including page size and paper type. See Media for more information.

Contextual menu
  • New Media: Click to create a new media and open its properties.
  • Delete: Click to delete the resource. This is the same as pressing the Delete key while the resource is selected.
  • Rename: Click to open the resource's Rename. This is the same as pressing the F2 key while the resource is selected.
  • Properties: Click to open the media properties.

Master Pages

Master Pages are layers of content that can be used by multiple Print Contexts to provide a reusable static background of content. Only one Master Page can be selected for each page position in the context. See Master Pages for more information.

Contextual menu
  • New Master Page: Click to create a new Master Page and open its properties.
  • Rename: Click to open the resource's Rename. This is the same as pressing the F2 key while the resource is selected.
  • Delete: Click to delete the resource. This is the same as pressing the Delete key while the resource is selected.
  • Properties: Click to open the Master Page properties; see Master Pages for more information.

Contexts

Contexts hold the actual content of the template that is used to generate output. See Contexts for more information.

Contextual menu (Context folder or individual contexts)
  • New Print Context: Click to create a new Print Context with a single section.
  • New Web Page Context: Click to create a new Web Page Context with a single section.
  • New HTML Email Context: Click to create a new HTML Email context with a single section.
  • Properties... (Print and Email Contexts): Click to open the Context's properties. See Contexts for more information.

Sections

Sections hold part of the contents within a specific context. See Sections for more information.

Contextual menu
  • Set as Default (Email and Web contexts only): Click to set the default section that is output if none is selected in the output generation.
  • New Section: Click to add a new section within the context.
  • Rename: Click to open the resource's Rename. This is the same as pressing the F2 key while the resource is selected.
  • Delete: Click to delete the resource. This is the same as pressing the Delete key while the resource is selected.
  • Properties...: Click to open the appropriate section properties: Email, Print or Web. See Section properties dialogs.
  • Includes...: Click to open the Section Includes dialog.
  • Finishing... (Print Sections only): Click to open the Finishing tab in the Print Section Properties
  • Sheet Configuration... (Print Sections Only): Click to open the Sheet Configuration dialog; see Master Pages and Media.

Images

Images are graphical elements that can be added to the page for display, either statically or dynamically. See Images for more information.

Contextual menu
  • New Folder: Click to create a new folder to organize resources more easily.
  • Rename: Click to open the resource's Rename. This is the same as pressing the F2 key while the resource is selected.
  • Delete: Click to delete the resource. This is the same as pressing the Delete key while the resource is selected.

Fonts

Font Resources included in a template are transported with it, so they can be accessed even if the template is moved to a different computer. Currently, fonts must be set through the CSS Stylesheet and do not appear in the fonts drop-down menu.

Currently supported font types: otf, woff, ttf, svg. Fonts must be set to installable to be useable in the output.

Please see the Tips & Tricks post for details on how to embed the fonts.

JavaScripts

JavaScripts are scripted programs that can run on either Web output (they are added to the page header) or in Print Output (they are executed on the page after it has run, before the actual output is created in the selected format). See Using JavaScript for more information.

Contextual menu
  • New Javascript: Click to create a new JavaScript resource.
  • New Remote Javascript: Click to add a Remote JavaScript resource. See Using JavaScript for more information.
  • New Folder: Click to create a new folder to organize resources more easily.
  • Rename: Click to open the resource's Rename. This is the same as pressing the F2 key while the resource is selected.
  • Delete: Click to delete the resource. This is the same as pressing the Delete key while the resource is selected.

Stylesheets

Stylesheets control how contents appears on the page. It defines spacing, color, size and other properties of elements on the page. See Styling templates with CSS files for more information.

Contextual menu
  • New Stylesheet: Click to create a new Stylesheet resource. Adding a new stylesheet will automatically include it in the currently active section.
  • New Remote Stylesheet: Click to add a Remote Stylesheet resource. See Styling templates with CSS files for more information.
  • New Folder: Click to create a new folder to organize resources more easily.
  • Rename: Click to open the resource's Rename. This is the same as pressing the F2 key while the resource is selected.
  • Delete: Click to delete the resource. This is the same as pressing the Delete key while the resource is selected.

Snippets

Snippets are pieces of HTML or JSON code that can be inserted within sections and master pages, dynamically or statically. See Snippets for more information.

Contextual menu
  • New HTML Snippet: Click to create a new HTML Snippet resource.
  • New JSON Snippet: Click to create a new JSON Snippet resource.
  • New Folder: Click to create a new folder to organize resources more easily.
  • Rename: Click to open the resource's Rename. This is the same as pressing the F2 key while the resource is selected.
  • Delete: Click to delete the resource. This is the same as pressing the Delete key while the resource is selected.