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l Name: Enter the name of the Section in the Email Context. This has no effect on output.

l CSS mode: In the Designer, CSS files can be used to style email templates (see "Styling

templates with CSS files" on page786) but eventually, the formatting must be applied in a

different way since email clients do not read CSS files. This property determines if and

how the styles in linked CSS files are applied to the output.

l Write CSS to <head> section: The content of linked style sheet files is copied to

CSS".) With this option email gets sent faster; however, email clients may not

support <style> elements in the <head> and the order of the CSS rules could be

different.

This is the recommended setting, and the default setting for new templates.

l Apply CSS properties to elements: The relevant CSS properties are copied to the

This is the default setting for templates made with PlanetPress Connect versions

prior to 2020.1.

l Do not inline styles: No styles are copied from linked CSS style sheets. It is

assumed that you format elements locally or use a CSS inliner tool.

Note

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. See: "Testing Email output" on page1563.

l The Meta Information group lists all <meta> tags that will be added to the header of the

email. See "Meta information" on page568.

l When the option Append plain-text copy of the HTML is checked, a plain-text version of

the HTML is added to each email that is sent. With new templates this option is checked

by default.

Includes tab

This tab lists the style sheets that can be applied to the email section when producing the

output. Style sheets are loaded in the order shown, and styles in later style sheets overwrite

earlier ones when the same selector is used. (See "Includes dialog" on page1030 and "Styling

templates with CSS files" on page786.)

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