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Since Web Blocks on their own cannot be accessed by end-users, you need to instantiate Web Blocks by using them on your Web Screens .
You have two ways to add a Web Block to your screens:
Web
Block
from the
Toolbar
,
drop it onto the screen, and choose the source Web Block from the
ones listed in the window.
Show picture
web block
from the
Interface
tab
, drop it onto the exact location where it is going to be
used, and the source Web Block is automatically set for you.
You can have more than one web block
on a single web screen (or web block).
After using a Web Block, you may have to complete the definition of that web block instance by specifying input parameters and content.
If a web block is designed with
Input Parameters, you have
to set their arguments in the web block instance.
If a Web Block has
Placeholders
has part of its
content
, when you use the Web Block on your screens, you can fill-in
the placeholder with the content specific for the screen. Learn more
About Placeholders
.
When a web block is a screen layout for a
Theme
,
some of the placeholders may be automatically filled-in for you. Learn
more
About Themes
.
During design time, when using a web block on your screens, it will be previewed almost exactly as it will be displayed to end-users. The only exceptions are Placeholders: since you have to fill-in the content of placeholders they are always displayed, making it easier for you to edit the content of the screen.
However, you can preview how the web block will be rendered to the end-user by using one of the following options:
Show all placeholders: shows all the placeholders, even if they will not be rendered to the end-user;
Show visible placeholders only: show only the placeholders that will be displayed to the end-user.
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