Supported Template Formats: Difference between revisions
(Created page with "ContactsLaw supports a number of different formats for the body of a document template. Different formats offer slightly different capabilities. == Feature Matrix == {| class="wikitable" |+ ! !Content Markers !Formatting !Fragments !Styles !Emails !Text Messages |- |Markdown (.md) |✓ |✓ |✓ | |✓ | |- |Microsoft Word (.docx, .docm, .dotx, .dotm) |✓ |✓ | |✓ | | |- |Microsoft Excel (.xlsx, .xlsm, .xltx, .xltm) |✓ |✓ | | | | |- |Po...") |
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|Markdown (.md) | |Markdown (<code>.md</code>) | ||
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|Microsoft Word (.docx, .docm, .dotx, .dotm) | |Microsoft Word (<code>.docx</code>, <code>.docm</code>, <code>.dotx</code>, <code>.dotm</code>) | ||
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|Microsoft Excel (.xlsx, .xlsm, .xltx, .xltm) | |Microsoft Excel (<code>.xlsx</code>, <code>.xlsm</code>, <code>.xltx</code>, <code>.xltm</code>) | ||
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|Portable Document Format (.pdf) | |Portable Document Format (<code>.pdf</code>) | ||
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|Plain Text (.txt) | |Plain Text (<code>.txt</code>) | ||
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|ABA/Cemtext Direct Entry File | |ABA/Cemtext Direct Entry File | ||
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¹ <small>ContactsLaw creates an insertion point for each form field in the PDF (using the name assigned in the form). Arbitrary content markers cannot be added. Conditional/repetition blocks are not supported.</small> | |||
² <small>These formats do not use a template body. Each template has a fixed set of content markers, which may be of any type.</small> | |||
== Attachments == | |||
=== Markdown (<code>.md</code>) === | |||
Attachment functionality depends on the output format: | |||
* '''Email Message (<code>.eml</code>)''' | |||
** Attachments can be inline or otherwise | |||
** Inline image attachments are only included if they appear within the message body (after evaluating conditional blocks) | |||
** Inline ''Cascading Style Sheet'' (<code>.css</code>) attachments are incorporated into the message body | |||
** All other inline attachments are ignored | |||
* '''Markdown (<code>.md</code>)''' | |||
** All attachments must be inline | |||
** Only images can be attached | |||
** Images link to the [[DMS App]] (as they cannot be embedded) | |||
* '''Microsoft Word (<code>.docx</code>, <code>.docm</code>, <code>.dotx</code>, <code>.dotm</code>)''' | |||
** All attachments must be inline | |||
** Only images can be attached | |||
=== Microsoft Word (<code>.docx</code>, <code>.docm</code>, <code>.dotx</code>, <code>.dotm</code>) === | |||
Attachment functionality is the same regardless of the output format: | |||
* All attachments must be inline | |||
* Only images can be attached | |||
[[Category:Documents]] | |||
Latest revision as of 23:45, 2 December 2024
ContactsLaw supports a number of different formats for the body of a document template. Different formats offer slightly different capabilities.
Feature Matrix
| Content Markers | Formatting | Fragments | Styles | Emails | Text Messages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Markdown (.md)
|
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Microsoft Word (.docx, .docm, .dotx, .dotm)
|
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Microsoft Excel (.xlsx, .xlsm, .xltx, .xltm)
|
✓ | ✓ | ||||
Portable Document Format (.pdf)
|
¹ | |||||
Plain Text (.txt)
|
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| ABA/Cemtext Direct Entry File | ² | |||||
| eLodgment Data File (Magistrates Court of WA) | ² |
¹ ContactsLaw creates an insertion point for each form field in the PDF (using the name assigned in the form). Arbitrary content markers cannot be added. Conditional/repetition blocks are not supported.
² These formats do not use a template body. Each template has a fixed set of content markers, which may be of any type.
Attachments
Markdown (.md)
Attachment functionality depends on the output format:
- Email Message (
.eml)- Attachments can be inline or otherwise
- Inline image attachments are only included if they appear within the message body (after evaluating conditional blocks)
- Inline Cascading Style Sheet (
.css) attachments are incorporated into the message body - All other inline attachments are ignored
- Markdown (
.md)- All attachments must be inline
- Only images can be attached
- Images link to the DMS App (as they cannot be embedded)
- Microsoft Word (
.docx,.docm,.dotx,.dotm)- All attachments must be inline
- Only images can be attached
Microsoft Word (.docx, .docm, .dotx, .dotm)
Attachment functionality is the same regardless of the output format:
- All attachments must be inline
- Only images can be attached