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Content Variables
A content variable is an item you insert in your document that varies according
to the context. For example, the Last Page Number variable displays the page
number of the last page of the document. If you add or remove pages, the
variable is updated accordingly.
Content variables will line wrap and break just like text, including hyphenating
when appropriate.
The text within a content variable is searchable using the Find/Change palette. If
the text you are searching for is contained within a content variable, the entire
variable will be highlighted.
To highlight all content variables in the current project, choose View > Highlight
Content Variables.
QuarkXPress includes the following preset content variables that you can insert
in your document:
Creation Date ●
Current Page Number ●
File Name ●
Last Page Number ●
Modification Date ●
Next Page Number ●
Output Date ●
Previous Page Number ●
You can edit the format of these variables, or you can create your own.
In addition to the set of pre-defined variables, you can create the following
additional text type variables:
Custom Variable: You can combine a text string with other pre-defined ●
variables to make a combination.
Running Header: This variable type allows you to choose source data within ●
the document by referring to a paragraph or character style sheet. This
variable type can be applied in the master page so that the running headers
are automatically updated. For example, a left side page can have book title
and on right side page can have Chapter/Section title.
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