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Templates
The Designer is a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) tool to create templates. This topic
gets you started. It explains how to create a template, what is found in a template file, and how
output can be generated.
Creating a template
In the Welcome screen that appears after startup, get off to a flying start choosing Browse
Template Wizards. Scroll down to see all the Template Wizards. After deciding which output
channel – print or email – will be prevalent in your template, select a template.
The Template Wizards can also be accessed from the menu: click File, click New, expand the
Template folder, and then expand one of the templates folders.
There are Wizards for the three types of output channels, or contexts as they are called in the
Designer; see "Creating an Email template with a Wizard" on page 247, "Creating a Print
template with a Wizard" on the facing page and Creating a Web template with a Wizard.
After creating a template you can add the other contexts (see "Contexts" on page 71), as well
as extra sections (see "Sections" on page 212), to the template.
It is, however, not possible to use a Template Wizard when adding a context or section to an
existing template.
Tip
If an Email context is going to be part of the template, it is recommended to start with an
Email Template Wizard; see "Creating an Email template with a Wizard" on page 247.
After creating a template, contexts can be added to it, but that can not be done with a
wizard.
Saving a template
A Designer template file has the extension .OL-template. It is a zip file that includes up to 3
contexts, all the related resources and scripts, and (optionally) a link to a Data Mapping
Configuration.
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