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example: a folder location on a corporate website, hosted by a CDN (Content Delivery
Network) or shared via a Workflow process.
Tip
After adding the remote file, you may right-click it and select Download Resource. This
allows you to maintain a central file, from which you can quickly download a copy to your
template without having to copy & paste.
Note that a local copy of a remote resource is a snapshot; it is not automatically kept in
sync with its remote content. You can download the remote resource again to overwrite
the local copy with updated content. If you don't want a local copy to be overwritten you
should rename it before downloading the remote resource again.
There are a few advantages to resources hosted on a CDN:
l These resources are not served by your server, saving on space, bandwidth and
processing.
l Using a popular CDN takes advantage of caching - a client having visited another
website using that same CDN will have the file in cache and not re-download it making
for faster load times for the client.
Tip
To refresh the remote resources in a Designer view, use the Refresh option in the menu
(View > Refresh) or the Refresh button at the top of the Workspace.
Using a Sass file
A CSS preprocessor is a CSS extension language that allows you to enhance CSS with code
(variables, for example) and then compile it into plain CSS. CSS Preprocessor Sass is
integrated in Connect.
For more information about Sass, see: https://sass-lang.com/.
For information about working with Sass in the Designer, see "Using a Sass file" on page738.
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