How do I create a PDF of a newsletter issue?
This new feature creates a formatted PDF of all articles in a newsletter issue, making it easy to read offline or print the entire issue.
1. Create, populate and save your newsletter issue.
Please refer to these KB articles for more information:
Layout options used for PDF generation
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Name: pdf.ad.name
Value: This determines which ad will render in the newsletter PDF. The value entered is the name of the newsletter zone the ad is in. For example: newsletter.zone.2
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Name: pdf.ad.position
Value: An integer that determines where the ad will render in the newsletter PDF. For example: 1 is position #1, 2 is position #2, etc.
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Name: pdf.logo
Value: A file path of the header image to be used in the newsletter PDF. For example: /ext/resources/newsletter_logo.png
2. From the Actions tab in the upper right, select Generate PDF. This may take a moment to generate. The PDF will open in a popup window when ready.
3. The PDF interface includes a Download button to download the PDF and an Upload button to upload the PDF to Media Manager.
4. The Upload button will open an interface to move a copy of the PDF to Media Manager.
5. The Download button will open the PDF in a new window and will move a copy of the PDF to the left side options in the newsletter issue where you can open the dialogue to then download the PDF.
