2019.1
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Welcome to PrintShop Mail Connect 2019.1
- 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
- Upgrading
- Connect: a peek under the hood
- Known Issues
- The OL Connect 2019.1 license update does not cater for existing AFP input li...
- The Update Client OL for Connect 2019.1 does not cater for standalone Connect...
- Page break changes in 2019.1
- Minor differences in AFP and IPDS output introduced in 2019.1
- Issue with image placement in 2019.1 when using some customized AFP and IPDS ...
- Issue after erroneous or incomplete update or re-installation
- Backend database might require periodic maintenance
- Windows 10 Search service impacting Connect
- Job Creation Presets: External Sorting change introduced in 2018.2
- Business Graphics: Backward Compatibility Issues introduced in 2018.1
- Known Font issues
- Minor differences in PCL, AFP 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
- Designer basics
- Content elements
- Snippets
- Styling and formatting
- Personalizing content
- Preferences
- COTG Servers preferences
- Clean-up Service preferences
- Database Connection preferences
- DataMapper preferences
- Editing preferences
- Email Preferences
- Emmet Preferences
- Engine Setup
- Language Setting Preferences
- Log Setting Preferences
- Print Preferences
- Project Wizards
- Saving Preferences
- Scheduling Preferences
- Scripting Preferences
- Writing your own scripts
- Translating templates
- Designer User Interface
- 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
- Japan 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
- Examples
- Examples
- Examples
- Examples
- Examples
- Examples
- Examples
- Examples
- Examples
- Examples
- Examples
- Example
- Example
- Example
- Example
- 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
- Setting the margins of a Print section
- Setting the header and footer of a Master Page
- Designer Script API
- Generating output
- Print Manager
- Print Manager Introduction Video
- Print Manager usage
- Print Manager Interface
- License Update Required for Upgrade to Connect 2019.1
- Overview
- OL Connect 2019.1 Enhancements
- Connect 2019.1 Designer Updates
- Connect 2019.1 Output updates
- Print Wizard and Preset Wizard Improvements
- Known Issues
- Previous Releases
- Overview
- Connect 2018.2.1 Enhancements/Fixes
- Connect 2019.1 Enhancements
- Connect 2019.1 Designer Updates
- Connect 2019.1 Output updates
- Print Wizard and Preset Wizard Improvements
- Connect 2019.1 Print Manager updates
- Known Issues
- 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
- Knowledge Base
- Legal Notices and Acknowledgements
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Folder: Adds a folder in which scripts can be placed for easier management. See
"Script folders" on page366.
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Text Script: When you add variable data to a template, a script of this type is
created by default. See "Variable Data" on page322.
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Dynamic Image script: Provided that its selector refers to an image, this script
dynamically changes the image for each record. See "Dynamic images" on
page334.
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Email scripts (Email sections only): Email scripts define the sender, recipients,
subject, dynamic attachments etc. of the email that is sent, and the PDF password.
See "Email header settings" on page169.
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Conditional Content Script: This script can conditionally show or hide any
element in the template. See "Showing content conditionally" on page330 and
"Conditional script dialog" on page479.
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Conditional Print Section Script (Print context only): This script conditionally
shows or hides any Print section in a template. See "Conditional Print sections" on
page333.
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Collapse All: Collapses all the folders, hiding the scripts inside of them.
Scripts Pane column
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Name: The name added to better identify the script.
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Selector: Displays the initial text or selector that the script applies to. See "Selectors in
Connect" on page385. Control Scripts do not have a selector (see "Control Scripts" on
page390).
Tip
Fields from the Data Model pane can be dragged directly into the Scripts pane to create a Text
Script. Additionally, Text scripts can be dragged into any section to add the script's placeholder at
the insert location. See "Variable Data" on page322.
Contextual menu options
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New: Click to create a new script or folder. See "Buttons" on the previous page for a
description of all options. Which script types are available depends on the current section
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