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A variable is a small piece of plain text or auto-generated content that can be edited in one place but used in many places throughout your project. Variables are especially useful for text that might change frequently, such as version numbers and dates.

How Variables Might Look in the Source File

How Variables Might Look in the Output

ClosedGeneral 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
  • Variable Features Per Output Type
ClosedMain 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
ClosedOther 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

Related PDF(s)
Getting Started Tutorial

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Getting Started Tutorial

Getting Started User Guide

Getting Started User Guide

Variables User Guide

Variables User Guide

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