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Atemplatemaycontaindesignsformultipleoutputchannels:aletterintendedforprintandane-mail
variantofthesamemessage,forexample.Content,likethebodyofthemessageorletter,canbe
sharedacrossthesecontexts.
Templatesarepersonalizedusingscriptsandvariabledata.Moreadvancedusersmayedittheunder-
lyingHTML,CSSandJavaScriptdirectly.
ThefollowingtopicswillhelptoquicklyfamiliarizeyourselfwiththeDesigner.
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"Designerbasics"below.Thesearethebasicstepsforcreatinganddevelopingatemplate.
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"Features"onthefacingpage.ThesearesomeofthekeyfeaturesintheDesigner.
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"DesignerUserInterface"onpage863.Thispartgivesanoverviewofallelementsinthe
DesignerUserInterface,likemenus,dialogsandpanes.
Morehelpcanbefoundhere:
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Learnsite:Watchanintroductoryvideo,followawalkthroughsample,orreadtheblogandprac-
ticalhow-tos.
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Forum:BrowsetheforumandfeelfreetoaskquestionsabouttheuseofConnectsoftware
Designer basics
WiththeDesigneryoucancreatetemplatesforpersonalizedletters,emailsandwebpages,andgen-
erateoutputfromthem.
Thesearethebasicstepsforcreatinganddevelopingatemplate:
1. Create a template
Createatemplate,usingoneoftheTemplateWizards.See"Creatingatemplate"onpage415.
2. Fill the template
Addtext,imagesandotherelementstothetemplateandstylethem.See"Contentelements"on
page566and"Stylingandformatting"onpage671.
3. Personalize the content
Personalizethecontentusingvariabledata.See"Personalizingcontent"onpage708.
4. Generate output
Adjustthesettings,testthetemplateandgenerateoutput:letters,emails,and/orwebpages.See
"Generatingoutput"onpage1314.
Notethatsteps2and3arenotnecessarilytobefollowedinthisorder.Forexample,asyouaddele-
mentstoatemplate,youmaystartpersonalizingthemrightaway,beforeaddingotherelementstothe
template.
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