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Email attachments
Output, generated from an Email template, can have the following attachments:
l The contents of the Print context, in the form of a single PDF attachment.
l The output of the Web context, as an integral HTML file.
l Other files, an image or a PDF leaflet for example.
Attaching the Print context and/or the Web context is one of the options in the Send (Test)
Email dialog.
By default, when adding the Print context to an email, all Print sections are output to a single
PDF file, named after the email subject, which is then attached to the email. The PDF can be
protected with a password (see "Email PDF password" on the previous page).
When adding the Web context to an email, only the default Web section is generated and
added to the email as an HTML file that is named after the email subject.
Note
To split the Print context into multiple attachments, or to attach multiple Web sections as separate
attachments, you need to create a Control Script that specifies parts; see "Parts: splitting and
renaming email attachments" on page576.
This topic explains how to attach files other than those generated by the Print or Web context.
Attaching external files
To attach files other than those generated by the Print or Web context to Email output:
1. Add the files to the template; see Adding images, or put them in a folder that is available
to the machine that outputs the emails.
2.
Create a script: on the Scripts pane at the bottom left, click New. A new script appears in
the list. Double-click on it to open it. If you are not familiar with scripts, see "Writing your
own scripts" on page552 for an explanation of how scripts work.
3. Change the name of the script, so that it reflects what the script does.
4.
Choose the option Selector and in the Selector field, type head.
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