Creating Variables

You can create a new variable within a variable set.

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How to Create a Variable

  1. Open the Project Organizer.

  2. Double-click the Variables folder.

  3. Double-click a variable set that you have added.

  4. To create an additional variable, click in the local toolbar. A new variable row is added, with a temporary name for the variable.
  5. Click in a field and press F2 on your keyboard. Then type the name, definition, or comment. If you want to insert a variable in a field, you can click Add a variable definition.. The variable will appear as syntax in the field, but in the output the variable definition will be shown.

    Note If you want to see the variable syntax replaced by the variable definition, click Toggles between showing variable definition and syntax in the local toolbar of the editor. This shows you the "Evaluated Definition," which determines the actual text of the variable.

  6. Click Save the active file. to save your work.

Note You can also create custom date/time variables based on Microsoft's "Custom Date and Time Format Strings." See Creating Custom Date/Time Variables.

Note You can also add multiple definitions to a variable, using them as a way to override variables on a target. See Editing Variables.

Note You can also create Heading Variables and for Word output, Running Head Variables.

What’s Next?

Inserting Variables