Variables

USER GUIDE

A variable is a brief, non-formatted piece of content that can be edited in one place but used in many places throughout your project. They're especially good for text that might change frequently, such as version numbers and dates.

General Information	Main Activities	Other Activities
Types of Variables Variable Components Visual Cues for Variables Initial Variables Variables and Auto Suggestion Stylesheet (CSS) Variables What the MadCap Doc Team Does	Adding Variable Sets to Projects Creating Variables and Creating Custom Date/Time Variables Inserting Variables Editing Variables and Editing Date/Time Variables Pinning Variables Overriding Variable Definitions in Targets	Chapter, Section, and Volume Number Converting Variables to Text Deleting Variables Hiding and Showing Variable Names Date/Time Variables Variable Definitions Heading Variables Running Head Variables Variable Sets Styled Variables

General Information
Types of Variables Variable Components Visual Cues for Variables Initial Variables Variables and Auto Suggestion Stylesheet (CSS) Variables What the MadCap Doc Team Does
Main Activities
Adding Variable Sets to Projects Creating Variables and Creating Custom Date/Time Variables Inserting Variables Editing Variables and Editing Date/Time Variables Pinning Variables Overriding Variable Definitions in Targets
Other Activities
Chapter, Section, and Volume Number Converting Variables to Text Deleting Variables Hiding and Showing Variable Names Date/Time Variables Variable Definitions Heading Variables Running Head Variables Variable Sets Styled Variables