2020.2

Note
Style sheets that are linked to (i.e. included in) a section show a chain icon in the
Resources pane (see "Resources pane" on page557).
Using a PDF file or other image as background
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.
Encrypted PDF files are not supported in PDF pass-through mode.
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 the path. Clicking the Select Image button
opens the Select Image dialog (see "Select Image dialog" on page518).
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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 lists image files that reside in a folder on a hard drive that is accessible
from your computer. Click the Browse button to select a folder (or an image in
a folder).
As an alternative it is possible to enter the path manually. You can give a local
path (e.g. C:\Images\Test.jpg) or use the "file" protocol. The complete syntax of
a fully qualified URL with the "file" protocol 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.
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