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Web output can be generated from the Designer when a data set is available. The data can be
retrieved from a database or data file, or from a data mapping configuration.
If you have an open data mapping configuration and open another data file, the current data
mapping configuration will try to retrieve data from the file or database using its own Data
Model and extraction logic.
Note
When generating output with just an open data mapping configuration, the template is
merged with the complete sample data file that is part of the data mapping configuration.
The output is not limited to the number of records shown in the Data Model pane (which
is one of the settings in the DataMapper).
Before generating Web output
l Before actually generating the Web output, you may want to rasterize certain elements,
such as business graphics. Rasterizing converts the element to a JPG or PNG image.
This is very useful to support as many clients as possible. For example, when a heading
uses a font type that is not a Web font, converting the heading to JPG instead would
ensure that the heading looks the same in all browsers.
To rasterize an element, right-click it and select Rasterize options. For a JPG image you
can set the quality of the resulting image in a percentage.
Note
Rasterization options are only available for Boxes (<div> elements); see "Boxes" on
page687.
l For Web output, PNG is the preferred image format.
EPS, PDF, SVG and TIFF images in a Web section are automatically converted to PNG
to ensure that they can be seen in the browser.
Web output settings in the Web context and sections
There are a few settings for the Web context and Web sections that have an impact on the
actual web page that is generated.
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