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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
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.