2022.2

OLConnect2022.1DesignerImprovements
Import Microsoft Word documents into print Templates
AddedtheabilitytocreatenewprintTemplatesfromWorddocumentsandtoimportWorddocuments
intoanexistingTemplates.(83760)
TheimportusestheoriginalWorddocumentpagesize,margins,textformatting,lists,graphics,Tex-
tBoxesandevenmail-mergeinformation.
ThecontentsoftheWordfileareaddedtothefirstSectionintheConnectTemplate.
MailmergeplaceholdersinWorddocumentsareusedtocreateadatamodelanduserscritps.Images
arewrittentotheImagesfolderandabasestylesheetisaddedtotheStylesheetspanel.TextBox
objectsareconvertedto<div>elements.
HTML templating using Handlebars
Providednewfunctionalitythatreducestheamountofscriptingneededtocreateplaceholderheavy
andmodulardesigntemplates.(83543)
Ifyou’veevercreatedOLConnectDesignertemplatesforlongdocumentslikecontractsandinsurance
policies,you’reundoubtedlyfamiliarwithsnippets.Snippet-heavytemplatescanbecomehardtomain-
tainwheneachsnippetrequiresmultiplescriptstoapplypersonalizationandconditions.Itrequiresthe
snippetsandscriptstobethoughtfullyorganized(grouping,namingconventions,searchoptim-
izations).Buteventhen,thingscanbecomeclutteredandmayevenimpacttheoverallperformanceof
yourtemplate.
UserswithabackgroundinwebdesignmaybefamiliarwiththeHandlebarslibrary.Itisapopulartem-
platinglibrarythatprovidesasimplewaytomergeHTMLsnippetswithdata.Thislibraryhasnowbeen
addedtoOLConnectDesigner.
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