Contexts

Contexts are parts of a template that are each used to generate a specific type of output: Web,Email or Print.

• The Print context outputs documents to either a physical printer or a PDF file; see Print context.

• The Email context outputs HTML email, composed of HTML code with embedded CSS. See Email context.

• The Web context outputs an HTML web page. See Web Context.

When a new template is made, the Context appropriate to that new template is automatically created, including one section. After a template has been created, the other two contexts can be added to it; see Adding a context.

Outputting and combining contexts

All three contexts can be present in any template and they can all be used to output documents; see Generating Email output, Generating Print output and Generating Web output.

They can even be combined in output.

If present in the same template, a Print context and a Web context can be attached to an Email context.

You could select Print sections based on a value in the data with a Conditional Print Sections script; see Conditional Print sections.

Outputting other combinations of contexts, and selecting other sections based on a value in the data, can be done via a Control Script; see Control Scripts.

Adding a context

To add a context, right-click the Contexts folder on the Resources pane and click New print context, New email context or New web context. Or use Context > Add in the main menu. Only one context of each type can be present in a template. Each context, however, can hold more than one section; see Sections.

Deleting a context

To delete a context, right-click the context on the Resources pane and click Delete.