Section properties dialogs

The respective section properties dialogs are opened via the contextual menu:

  • Right-click the section in the Resources pane and choose Properties.

Print section properties

For information about Print sections, see: Print sections.

Properties

  • Section group:

    • Name: The name of the section.

    • Minimum number of pages: The default minimum number of pages is 1. If content is too long to fit on one page, overflow will automatically appear on the next page. Changing the minimum number of pages can be useful when you want certain content to appear on a specific page.

    • Evaluate Handlebars expressions: If this option is enabled for a section, Handlebars expressions will be evaluated using the current record in Preview mode and when the output is generated. In Design mode, dragging data fields to the editor will insert Handlebars expressions instead of placeholders and scripts. See Variable data in the text.
      To prevent issues, the section cannot be edited in Preview mode when this option is enabled.

      Note: This setting also affects the Master Page with which a Print section is used.

    These properties can be used in a Control Script; see the topic Control Scripts and the page about the section object: section.

For an explanation of other settings on the Properties tab, see Page settings: size, margins and bleed.

Includes Tab

The Includes tab defines which style sheets and JavaScript files should be applied to the section when generating output, and in which order; see Includes dialog.
For more information about stylesheets, see Styling templates with CSS files.
For more information about using JavaScript, see Using JavaScript.

Finishing tab

This tab defines finishing options for this section when it is printed. For an explanation of all Binding and Hole making options, see Finishing options.

Sheet Configuration tab

The Sheet Configuration tab defines how different Print context sections output on different Media (see Media) and using different Master Pages (see Master Pages). For an explanation of all settings on this tab, see Sheet Configuration dialog.

Background tab

This tab defines the background of the current Print section; see Using a PDF file or other image as background.

Numbering tab

The Numbering tab defines how page numbers are configured in the current Print section; see Configuring page numbers.

Arrange Sections

The Arrange dialog is used to change the order of sections within a context. This can have an effect on how they are outputted. See: Print sections and Email templates.

To access the Arrange dialog, on the Resources pane, right-click on any section or the context containing them, and click Arrange.

  • Name: Displays the name of each section within the context.

  • Move Up: Click to move the currently selected section up one position.

  • Move Down: Click to move the currently selected section down one position.