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CONTENT VARIABLES
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Page Reference: This variable is used to create a reference to an existing layout•
object using the existing Anchors feature, and allows you to refer to that object
elsewhere in the document, including the page number for the referred to
object.
Static Text: With this you can create a simple static text variable that can be•
inserted throughout the document. For example, if you want to refer to a
company name across a document consistently and want to make any changes
to it in one go, this variable can be useful.
Edit content variables
To edit content variables, choose Window > Content Variables to display the
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ontent Variables palette. The buttons at the top of this palette let you add, edit
and duplicate content variables. Choose an existing content variable and click the
button to edit it, or click the button to add a new content variable.
The Edit Content Variable dialog displays.
If you are adding a new content variable, you can also display this dialog by
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choosing Utilities > Content Variable and selecting New from the drop-down
menu.
Enter a name in the Name field. If you are adding a new content variable or
duplicating an existing content variable , select the content variable Type from the
drop-down menu. Specify the attributes for your content variable, these will vary
depending on the type of content variable you are editing :
Creation Date: Creation Date inserts the date or time the document was first•
saved. You can insert text before and after the date, and you can modify the date
format for all date variables using the drop-down menus.
Current Page Number: This variable inserts the current page number of the•
current project into the document.
Custom Variable: See “
Create a custom content variable“ for more information.•
File Name: This variable inserts the name of the current file into the document.•
Select Include Extension to include the file name extension. The File Name
variable is updated whenever you save the file with a new name or to a new
location. The extension does not appear in the document until it is saved.
Flow Box Page Number: This variable inserts the page number where the current•
box continues (or where the current box is continuing from) if the current box
spans multiple pages that may not be contiguous. From the Context drop-down
menu, choose either Next Box or Previous Box to specify whether to insert the
page number where this box continues or where it is continuing from.
Last Page Number: This variable inserts the last page number of the current•
project into the document. The Last Page Number type is useful for adding the
total number of pages in a document to headers and footers using the common
Page 3 of 12 format. In this case, the number 12 is generated by the Last Page
Number, and is updated whenever pages are added or removed. From the Scope
drop-down menu, choose an option to determine whether the last page number
in the section or layout is used.