Variables

Variables are brief, non-formatted pieces of content (such as the name of your company’s product or phone number) that can be edited in one place but used in many places. A variable has two main components—the variable name and the variable definition. When you insert a variable, the user sees the variable definition in the output. If you later need to modify the definition of a variable, you only need to change it in one place and the change is made automatically everywhere that the variable is inserted.

Types of Variables	Main Activities
File Variables Created in Capture, and available only for the image for which it was created. System Variables Provided by Capture (e.g., system date and time). Project Link Variables Created in a MadCap Flare project and linked to the Capture image.	Creating Variables Editing Variables Linking to Flare Projects Inserting Variables Into Objects

Types of Variables
File Variables Created in Capture, and available only for the image for which it was created. System Variables Provided by Capture (e.g., system date and time). Project Link Variables Created in a MadCap Flare project and linked to the Capture image.
Main Activities
Creating Variables Editing Variables Linking to Flare Projects Inserting Variables Into Objects