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The Designer
The Designer is a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor that lets you create
templates for Print and Email. A template may contain designs for multiple output channels: a
letter intended for print and an e-mail variant of the same message, for example. Content, like
the body of the message or letter, can be shared across these contexts. Templates are
personalized using scripts and variable data. More advanced users may edit the underlying
HTML, CSS and JavaScript directly.
The following topics will help to quickly familiarize yourself with the Designer.
l "Designer basics" below. These are the basic steps for creating and developing a
template.
l "Features" on the next page. These are some of the key features in the Designer.
l "Designer User Interface" on page442. This part gives an overview of all elements in the
Designer User Interface, like menus, dialogs and panes.
More help can be found here:
l Tutorials On Video: watch an introductory video, overview tutorials or practical how-to
videos.
l Forum: Browse the forum and feel free to ask questions about the use of Connect
software
l Demo site. Download demonstrations of OL products.
Designer basics
With the Designer you can create templates for personalized letters andemails, and generate
output from them.
These are the basic steps for creating and developing a template:
1.
Create a template
Create a template, using one of the Template Wizards. See "Creating a template" on
page106.
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