2018.2
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Welcome to PrintShop Mail Connect 2018.2
- Setup And Configuration
- System and Hardware Considerations
- Installation and Activation
- Where to obtain the installers
- Installation - important information
- Installation - How to guides
- Activation
- Installation Prerequisites
- User accounts and security
- Installing PrintShop Mail Connect on Machines without Internet Access
- Installation Wizard
- Running Connect installer in Silent Mode
- Activating a License
- Migrating to a new workstation
- Preferences
- Connect: a peek under the hood
- Known Issues
- Job Creation Presets: External Sorting
- Business Graphics: Backward Compatibility Issues
- Known Font issues
- Minor differences in PCL, AFPDS and IPDS output introduced in 2018.1
- Windows Server 2016 issue
- Limit of 100MB of image files within a single job
- Print Output: Booklet Impositioning changes introduced in 2018.1
- Installation Paths with Multi-Byte Characters
- Switching Languages
- GoDaddy Certificates
- MySQL Compatibility
- Available Printer Models
- Color Model in Style Sheets
- Image Preview in Designer
- VIPP Output
- Magic Number changes when installing Docker
- Uninstalling
- Connect: a peek under the hood
- Connect File Types
- The Designer
- Australia Post 4 State Settings
- Codabar Settings
- Code 128 Settings
- Code 39 Settings
- Datamatrix Settings
- EAN-128 Settings
- EAN-13 Settings
- EAN-8 Settings
- Interleaved 2 of 5 Settings
- KIX Code (Dutch Post) Settings
- PDF417 Settings
- QR Code Settings
- Royal Mail 4 State Settings
- Royal Mail 2D Settings
- UPC-A Settings
- UPC-E Settings
- US Postal Service IMB Settings
- US Postal Service IMPB Settings
- Designer Script API
- Standard Script API
- Examples
- Examples
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- Examples
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- Example
- Examples
- Creating a table of contents
- Example
- Examples
- Examples
- Examples
- Examples
- Replace elements with a snippet
- Replace elements with a set of snippets
- Example
- Example
- Creating a Date object from a string
- Control Script API
- Examples
- Post Pagination Script API
- Designer Script API
- Generating output
- Print Manager
- Print Manager Introduction Video
- Print Manager usage
- Print Manager Interface
- Overview
- Connect 2018.2 Enhancements
- Connect 2018.2 Designer Updates
- JSON support added to the Data Model Panel
- Minimum Pages option added to Print Sections
- Color Output option added to Print Contexts
- Breadcrumb Improvements
- Paste as Plain Text option added
- Scripting Improvements
- Post Pagination Improvements
- Barcode Improvements
- Business Graphics Improvements
- General Designer Improvements
- Connect 2018.2 Output updates
- Print Wizard and Preset Wizard Improvements
- Connect 2018.2 Print Manager updates
- Known Issues
- Overview
- Connect 2018.2.1 Enhancements/Fixes
- Connect 2018.2 Enhancements
- Connect 2018.2 Designer Updates
- JSON support added to the Data Model Panel
- Minimum Pages option added to Print Sections
- Color Output option added to Print Contexts
- Breadcrumb Improvements
- Paste as Plain Text option added
- Scripting Improvements
- Post Pagination Improvements
- Barcode Improvements
- Business Graphics Improvements
- General Designer Improvements
- Connect 2018.2 Output updates
- Print Wizard and Preset Wizard Improvements
- Connect 2018.2 Print Manager updates
- Known Issues
- Previous Releases
- Overview
- Connect 2018.1.6 Enhancements/Fixes
- Connect 2018.1.5 Enhancements/Fixes
- Connect 2018.1.4 Enhancements/Fixes
- Connect 2018.1.3 Enhancements/Fixes
- Connect 2018.1.2 Enhancements/Fixes
- Connect 2018.1.1 Enhancements/Fixes
- Connect 2018.1 General Enhancements
- Connect 2018.1 Designer Enhancements/Fixes
- Connect 2018.1 Output Enhancements/Fixes
- Connect 2018.1 Print Manager Enhancements/Fixes
- Known Issues
- Overview
- Connect 1.8 General Enhancements and Fixes
- Connect 1.8 Performance Related Enhancements and Fixes
- Connect 1.8 Designer Enhancements and Fixes
- Connect 1.8 Output Enhancements and Fixes
- Connect 1.8 Print Manager Enhancements and Fixes
- Known Issues
- Overview
- Connect 1.7.1 General Enhancements and Fixes
- Connect 1.7.1 Designer Enhancements and Fixes
- Connect 1.7.1 Output Enhancements and Fixes
- Known Issues
- Overview
- Connect 1.6.1 General Enhancements and Fixes
- Connect 1.6.1 Designer Enhancements and Fixes
- Connect 1.6.1 Output Enhancements and Fixes
- Known Issues
- Overview
- Connect 1.5 Designer Enhancements and Fixes
- Connect 1.5 Output Enhancements and Fixes
- Connect 1.5 General Enhancements and Fixes
- Known Issues
- Overview
- Connect 1.4.2 Enhancements and Fixes
- Connect 1.4.1 New Features and Enhancements
- Connect 1.4.1 Designer Enhancements and Fixes
- Connect 1.4.1 Output Enhancements and Fixes
- Known Issues
- Legal Notices and Acknowledgements
Contextual menu (Context folder or individual contexts)
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New Print Context: Click to create a new Print Context with a single section.
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New HTML Email Context: Click to create a new HTML Email context with a single
section.
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Properties... (Print and Email Contexts): Click to open the Context's properties. See
"Contexts" on page101 for more information.
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Paste: Paste the copied section into the Context folder.
Sections
Sections hold part of the contents within a specific context. See "Sections" on page102 for
more information.
Contextual menu
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Set as Default (Email contexts only): Click to set the default section that is output if none
is selected in the output generation.
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New Section: Click to add a new section within the context.
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Rename: Click to open the resource's Rename. This is the same as pressing the F2 key
while the resource is selected.
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Delete: Click to delete the resource. This is the same as pressing the Delete key while
the resource is selected.
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Properties...: Click to open the appropriate section properties: Email or Print. See
"Section properties dialogs" on page442.
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Includes...: Click to open the "Includes dialog" on page414.
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Finishing... (Print Sections only): Click to open the Finishing tab in the "Print section
properties" on page443
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Sheet Configuration... (Print Sections Only): Click to open the Sheet Configuration
dialog; see "Master Pages" on page136 and "Media" on page139.
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Copy: Click to copy the selected section (including its settings) to the clipboard.
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Paste: Paste the copied section into the same Context.
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