What are embedded commands?
Embedded commands are lines that can be added to your document before printing to Zetadocs PDF that allow you to automate document sending.
By using embedded commands, you can:
| • | Add message options to your document such as: |
| o | Email addresses |
| o | Fax numbers |
| o | Subject lines |
| o | Email body |
| o | Fax Coversheet text |
| • | Add options to your document such as: |
| o | Stationery |
| o | Attachments |
| o | Coversheets |
| o | Templates |
| • | Add actions to your document such as: |
| o | Excluding unwanted pages |
| o | Splitting documents for multi-document sending |
| o | Saving your documents in a specific archive location |
| o | Saving your document with a specific file name |
Why would you use embedded commands?
Embedded commands are used to make sending standard documents a simple process. By creating templates within your standard word processing application, you can quickly and simply produce documents such as sales quotes that contain all the information you require.
Once a template has been produced this can then be used by all members of a team or company ensuring consistency of information. Additionally if a document or procedure is changed, this can then be updated in one centralized location.
Within the tutorial section of this help file you can find a number of examples of embedded commands being used in everyday tasks:
The list of documents that can have embedded command templates applied to them will vary depending on the type of business you are in, however, by taking the time to create these template, you can not only save your organization a lot of time in the long term, you can also ensure that your corporate standard is maintained across your company.
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