Page types

You can create different types of pages, where each type has its own layout. Each page type (except the types Before and After) will contain the same frames, including blocks and fields. If you add a frame to one page type, it will automatically be added to all the others. The size, position, and shape of the frames can however be different on the different page types.

Body page

This is the default page type. The output can contain zero or more pages of this type. A Body page can be preceded by a First page and followed by a Last page, if required. You cannot delete this page type.

Single page

This type can be used in the output if there is room for all data on one single page. A Single page cannot be preceded by a First page or followed by a Body or Last page.

First page

This type can be used if you want to have a first page with a specific layout followed by one or more pages with different layouts. A First page can be followed by one or more Body pages, and one Last page, if required.

Last page

This type can be used if you want to have a last page with a specific layout preceded by one or more pages with different layouts. A Last page can be preceded by one or more Body pages, and one First page, if required. There is an option to always add a Last page to the output. See Always adding a Last page to the output.

Before and After pages

There are two special types of pages that you can add to the beginning or end of the output document. These page types are called Before and After. If you define a Before or After page, it will always be added to the output – unless you use the scripting function Skip to explicitly remove it from the output. Before and After pages cannot contain frames.

You can create one or more Before pages, and one or more After pages in the PageOUT configuration, if required. These types of pages will be added to the output in the same order as they are specified in the PageOUT tool. See Before and After pages.

Examples

The following examples illustrate how the different page types will be used when generating an invoice with logo, address information, etc. at the top, one frame with recurring data, and a payment slip. The PageOUT configuration contains a Single, a First, a Body, and a Last page.

Example 1

Single page

The Single page is large enough for the data. Consequently, the Single page will be used in the output.

 

Example 2

First page and Last page

Neither the Single, nor the First page is large enough for the data. But the First page together with the Last page is large enough. Consequently, one First and one Last page will be used in the output.

 

Example 3

First page, Body page, and Last page

One First and one Last page is not large enough for the data. But one First page, together with one Body and one Last page is large enough. Consequently, one First, one Body, and one Last page will be used in the output.