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Content elements
Once you have created template, it can be filled with all kinds of elements. All types of elements
are listed on this page.
There are several ways to insert elements, see "Inserting an element" on page131.
Each element can have an IDand a class, as well as a number of other properties, depending
on the element's type. When an element is selected, its properties can be changed; see
"Selecting an element" on page132, "Attributes" on page130 and "Styling and formatting an
element" on page133.
ID's and classes are particularly useful with regard to variable data (see "Personalizing
Content" on page237) and styling (see "Styling templates with CSS files" on page200).
When you add elements, such as text, images or a table, to the content of a template, you are
actually constructing an HTML file. It is possible to edit the source of the HTML file directly in
the Designer; see "Editing HTML" on the next page.
Element types
The following types of content can be added to the content of a template:
l "Images" on page185 and "Dynamic Images" on page258
l "Text and special characters" on page194
l "Date" on page182
l "Table" on page190
l "Boxes" on page176: Positioned Box, Inline Box, Div and Span
Tip
Wrapping elements in a box (see "Boxes" on page176) or in a semantic HTML
element makes it easier to target them in a script or in a style sheet. Place the
cursor in the element or select multiple elements. Then, on the menu, click Insert >
Wrap in Box. You can now use the wrapper element as a script's or style's
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