Media Properties

Media can only be used in a Print context. For an explanation of what Media are and how to use them, see Media.

Media are not printed, unless you want them to; see Printing virtual stationery.

To open the Media properties dialog, right-click one of the Media in the Media folder on the Resources pane and select Properties.

The Page Setup button closes the Media Properties dialog and opens the Print Section Properties dialog (see Print section properties).

Properties Tab

  • Name: The name of the Media, displayed in all drop-downs where the Media is shown as well as in the Resources Pane.

  • Size: This group is read-only and only used to display the size selected in the linked Print section's properties (see Print section properties).

    • Page Size: The named page size.

    • Width: The width of the page.

    • Height: The height of the page.

Virtual Stationery Tab

  • Front/Back group: Defines the pre-printed media used for the front and back of the Virtual Stationery.

    • PDF: Click the Select Image button to open the Select Image dialog and select which PDF (and optionally, which page of the PDF) to display as a background for the page.
      The Clear button can be used to clear the path. If the path is not empty it will be used when the Media is linked to a section via a Control script.

    • Position: Use the drop-down to select how the PDF is displayed on the page:

      • Fit to Media: Select to stretch the PDF to fit the media size.

      • Centered: Select to center the PDF on the page, vertically and horizontally.

      • Absolute: Select to place the PDF at a specific location on the page. Use the Top and Left options below to specify the positioning of the PDF.

        • Top: The distance between the top side of the page and the top side of the PDF.

        • Left: The distance between the left side of the page and the left side of the PDF.

  • Front side: Select the image that is shown as a background for all "front" sides in the template.

  • Back side: Select the image that is shown as a background for all "back" sides in the template.

Characteristics tab

The characteristics define the type of paper on which the Print context is meant to be printed.

  • Media Type: The type of paper, such as Continuous, Envelope, Labels, Stationery, etc.

  • Weight: The weight of the media in grammage (g/m2).

  • Front Coating: The pre-process coating applied to the front surface of the media, such as Glossy, High Gloss, Matte, Satin, etc.

  • Back Coating: The pre-process coating applied to the front surface of the media.

  • Texture: The texture of the media, such as Antique, Linen, Stipple or Vellum.

  • Grade: The grade of the media, such as Gloss-coated paper, Uncoated white paper, etc.

  • Hole Name: ​Pre-defined hole pattern that specifies the pre-punched holes in the media, such as R2-generic, R2m-MIB, R4i-US, etc.