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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
Content 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 
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.