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How to work with variables

Be sure to also check the variables concept page

Insert variable in a text frame

Choose "Insert" from the variable "..." menu to insert it into a text frame

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In edit mode, the variable name is shown in a gray box in the text.

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If the frame is not wide enough to show the full variable name, the variable name will be truncated to avoid overflow.

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Assign variable to image frame

Select the image frame you want to assign the variable to.

In the Variable tab, choose the image variable from the "Insert variable" drop-down menu.

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Un-assign a variable from an image frame

To remove the variable from the image frame, select the frame and choose "None" from the "Insert variable" drop-down menu.

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