2022

A Guide to QuarkXPress 2022 | 111
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
You can choose to insert a Text String or a Text Variable when using this 5
custom content variable.
If creating a custom variable that inserts a text string, type in the text you ●
want to appear when inserting this content variable. Click the plus
symbol to add more lines to the text.
If creating a custom variable that inserts a text variable, select the text ●
variable you want from the drop-down menu. You can combine 2 or more
text variables by clicking the plus symbol to add another.