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Email output settings in the Email context and sections
The following settings for the Email context and Email sections have an impact on how the
actual emails are sent.
l An Email To Script must be available in the template and refer to a valid email address;
see "Email header settings" on page503. If any record does not have a valid email, this
record is skipped automatically when generating email output.
Note
When you send a test email, the Email To Script will not be used; instead, the email
will be sent to the address that you specify in the Send Test Email dialog.
l The sender(s), recipient(s) and the subject can be set using Script Wizards; see "Email
header settings" on page503.
l Default SMTP settings can be set in the preferences; see "Email header settings" on
page503.
l If there are multiple Email sections, only one of them can be merged with each record.
Make sure that the correct section has been set as the default; see "Setting a default
Email template for output" on page503.
To dynamically select a section for output, use a Control Script; see "Control Scripts" on
page879.
When printing from the Designer, the currently open Email section will be outputted.
l A plain-text version of the HTML is added to each email if this option is checked in the
Email section's properties (see "Email section properties" on page982). With new
templates this is always the case.
l If style sheets are used to style the email, the styles can be added either to the header of
the email or to inline style properties as if local formatting was applied (this is also called
"embedded CSS"). See "Email section properties" on page982.
l PDF attachments can be compressed to make the files smaller; see "Compressing PDF
attachments" on page499.
Testing Email output
It can't be guaranteed that content will look the same in all email clients, particularly when it
comes to older client versions, so it is recommended to always test and validate the output by
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