1.8

Using a PDF file as background image
In the Print context, a PDF file can be used as a section's background. It is different from the
Media in that the section considers the PDF to be content, so the number of pages in the
section will be the same as the number of pages taken from the PDF file.
With this feature it is possible to create a Print template from an arbitrary PDF file. Of course,
the PDF file itself can't be edited in a Designer template, but when it is used as a section's
background, text and other elements, such as a barcode, can be added to it.
To use a PDF file as background image:
1.
On the Resources pane, expand the Print context, right-click the print section and click
Background.
2.
Click the downward pointing arrow after Image and select From PDF resource.
3.
For a PDF resource, you have to specify where it is located. Clicking the Select Image
button opens the Select Image dialog (see "Select Image dialog" on page359).
Click Resources, Disk or Url, depending on where the image is located.
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Resources lists the images that are present in the Images folder on the Resources
pane.
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Disk lets you choose an image file that resides in a folder on a hard drive that is
accessible from your computer. Click the Browse button to select an image.
As an alternative it is possible to enter the path manually. The complete syntax
is:file://<host>/<path>. Note: if the host is"localhost", it can be omitted, resulting
infile:///<path>, for example: file:///c:/resources/images/image.jpg.
Check the option Save with template to insert the image into the Images folder on
the Resources pane.
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Url allows you to choose an image from a specific web address. Select the protocol
(http or https), and then enter the web address (for example,
http://www.mysite.com/images/image.jpg).
Note
It is not possible to use a remotely stored PDF file as a section's background,
because the number of pages in a PDF file can not be determined via the http
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