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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166, "Attributes" on page165 and "Styling and formatting an
element" on page167.
ID's and classes are particularly useful with regard to variable data (see "Personalizing
Content" on page278) and styling (see "Styling templates with CSS files" on page239).
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 facing page.
Element types
The following types of content can be added to the content of a template:
l "Images" on page223 and "Dynamic Images" on page299
l "Text and special characters" on page233
l "Date" on page220
l "Table" on page229
l "Boxes" on page211: Positioned Box, Inline Box, Div and Span
Tip
Wrapping elements in a box (see "Boxes" on page211) 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
selector; see "Using the Text Script Wizard" on page290 and "Styling and
formatting" on page238.
l "Hyperlink and mailto link" on page222
l "Barcode" on page168
l "Whitespace elements: using optional space at the end of the last page" on page125
(Print context only)
l "Page numbers " on page126 (Print context only)
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