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Note
Style sheets are applied in the order in which they are included in a section. The styles in
each following style sheet add up to the styles found in previously read style sheets.
When style sheets have a conflicting rule for the same element, class or ID, the last style
sheet ‘wins’ and overrides the rule found in the previous style sheet.
Note
Style sheets that are linked to (i.e. included in) a section show a chain icon in the
Resources pane (see "Resources pane" on page1128).
Using a PDF file or other image as background
In the Print context, a PDF file can be used as a section's background. It is different from the
Media in that the section considers the PDF to be content, so the number of pages in the
section will be the same as the number of pages taken from the PDF file.
With this feature it is possible to create a Print template from an arbitrary PDF fileor from a PDF
file provided by the DataMapper. Of course, the PDF file itself can't be edited in a Designer
template, but when it is used as a section's background, text and other elements, such as a
barcode, can be added to it.
Encrypted PDF files are not supported in PDF pass-through mode.
To use a PDF file as background image:
1. On the Resources pane, expand the Print context, right-click the print section and click
Background.
2.
Click the downward pointing arrow after Image and select either From Datamapper
input or From PDF resource. From Datamapper input uses the active data mapping
configuration to retrieve the PDF file that was used as input file, or another type of input
file, converted to a PDF file. With this option you don't need to make any other settings;
click OK to close the dialog.
3. For a PDF resource, you have to specify the path. Clicking the Select Image button
opens the Select Image dialog (see "Select Image dialog" on page1083).
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