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CONTENT VARIABLES
Modification Date: Modification Date inserts the date or time the document was •
last 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.
Next Page Number: This variable inserts the next page number of the current •
project into the document. From the Scope drop-down menu, choose an option
to determine whether the next page number in the section or layout is used.
Output Date: Output Date inserts the date or time the document was printed or •
exported. 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.
Page Reference: You can insert text before and after the page reference variable. •
Select an Anchor Name from the drop-down menu. Select Create Hyperlink to
create a hyperlink in the text.
Previous Page Number: This variable inserts the previous page number of the •
current project. From the Scope drop-down menu, choose an option to
determine whether the previous page number in the section or layout is used.
Running Header: Choose the source style sheet to display in your header and •
then choose whether you want to display the first occurrence on the page, the
last occurrence on the page, the first occurrence on the spread or the last
occurrence on the spread.
Static Text: Type in the text you want to appear when inserting this content •
variable.
When you’re done, click OK.
After you have added or updated a content variable, it will be listed in the Utilities 
> Content Variable drop-down menu and also in the Content Variables palette
(Window > Content Variables). The new variable will be available when you
attempt to insert a content variable into the text.
Create a custom content variable
In addition to the existing preset content variables offered by QuarkXPress, you can
also create custom content variables to use in your projects. Custom variables are
great if you want to use text content somewhere within a text story and the same
content in a different story or at a different place. When you change the content of
the custom variable, it is changed everywhere where used.
To create a custom content variable:
Place the insertion point where you want the variable to appear. 1.
Select Utilities > Content Variable and choose New from the drop-down 2.
menu.
The Edit Content Variable dialog displays.
Enter a name in the Name field. 3.
Choose Custom Variable from the Type drop-down menu. 4.
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