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Email Output can be generated in two different ways: from the Designer or via Workflow. In both
cases, email is sent in a single batch for the whole record set.
To test a template, you can send a test email first.
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. (Compression
options for PDF attachments can be specified in the Email context's properties; see
"Compressing PDF attachments" on page518.)
l The output of the Web context, as a self-contained 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" on page1011 dialog.
These options are also available in the Create Email Content task in Workflow.
For more information see "Email attachments" on page530.
Before generating Email output
l Decide on the use of an Email Service Provider; see "Using an ESP with PlanetPress
Connect" on page1482.
l Make sure that a data set is loaded, that any necessary files, such as images and
attachments, are in place, and that the correct settings are selected (see below).
l If you're using style sheets to style the email, choose whether the styles must be added to
the header of the email or to inline style properties as if local formatting was applied (this
is also called "embedded CSS"). This setting is made per Email section. See "Email
section properties" on page1006.
l You may want to rasterize certain elements, to ensure that most email clients would
actually see the output. Rasterizing converts the element to a JPG or PNG image.
To rasterize an element, right-click it and select Rasterize options. For a JPG image you
can set the quality of the resulting image in a percentage.
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