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select an image to be used as the element's background image. See "Background color and/or
image" on page224 and "Using a PDF file as background image" on page87.
Tip
Editing PDF files in the Designer is not possible, but when they're used as a section's
background, you can add text and other elements, such as a barcode, to them.
The quickest way to create a Print template based on a PDFfile is to right-click the PDF
file in the Windows Explorer and select Enhance with Connect. Alternatively, start
creating a new Print template with a Wizard, using the PDF-based Print template (see
"Creating a Print template with a Wizard" on page75).
To use a PDF file as background image for an existing section, see "Using a PDF file as
background image" on page87.
Filling optional whitespace
Conditional content and dynamic tables, when used in a Print section, may or may not leave an
empty space at the bottom of the last page. To fill that space, if there is any, an image or advert
can be used as a 'whitespace element'; see "Whitespace elements: using optional space at the
end of the last page" on page92.
HTML tag: img
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 page129.
In the section's source file, images are <img> elements. The <img> tag has at least four
attributes: src, alt, width and height. src specifies the URL of the image. alt contains the
alternate text; see "Setting an alternate text" on page189.
The value of the attributes can be changed via a script; see "Attributes" on page130.
Adding images
Imported or external images
In templates, both imported images and external images can be used.
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