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var.hlp FHlpFram <MakerFile 4.0K> Footnote TableFootnote Hypertext Index Heading gotolink var.hlp:Overvieww gotolink var.hlp:Variable... #gotolink var.hlp:Create Variable...q #gotolink var.hlp:Edit Definition...u #gotolink var.hlp:Convert to Text...y gotolink mainmenu.hlp:firstpage gotolink keymenu.hlp:firstpage gotolink index1.hlp:firstpage previouslink previouspage nextpage gotolink var.hlp:Overview gotolink var.hlp:Variable... #gotolink var.hlp:Create Variable... #gotolink var.hlp:Edit Definition... #gotolink var.hlp:Convert to Text... gotolink mainmenu.hlp:firstpage gotolink keymenu.hlp:firstpage quit gotolink index1.hlp:firstpage previouslink previouspage nextpage nextpage gotolink .hlp:lastpage gotolink .hlp:firstpage8 Introduction newlink Overview gotolink var.hlp:Variable...go #gotolink var.hlp:Create Variable...r.h #gotolink var.hlp:Edit Definition...eat #gotolink var.hlp:Convert to Text...it 8openlink syntax2.hlp:Variable Definition Building Blocks Variablenm newlink Variable... 'Variable dialog box;variables:inserting +91916 newlink Variablesr newlink Create Variablee #gotolink var.hlp:Create Variable...p:O newlink Edit Definitionp:V #gotolink var.hlp:Create Variable... Va #gotolink var.hlp:Edit Definition...efi newlink Convert to Textr.h #gotolink var.hlp:Convert to Text...inm newlink Update newlink Insert Edit User Variable newlink Create Variable... {Edit User Variable dialog box;user variables:creating;user variables:editing;variables:creating user;variables:editing user gotolink var.hlp:Variable...od newlink Namein newlink Definition newlink User Variables newlink Character Formats. newlink Addk v newlink Change newlink Delete Edit System Variable newlink Edit Definition... REdit System Variable dialog box;variables:editing system;system variables, editing gotolink var.hlp:Variable... newlink Definition2lin newlink Building Blocksate 8openlink syntax2.hlp:Variable Definition Building Blocksw Convert Variables to Text. newlink Convert to Text... AConvert Variables to Text dialog box;variables:converting to textr gotolink var.hlp:Variable...:C &newlink Variables in Current Selection newlink Variables Namedt U newlink All Variablesr nextpage nextpageri nextpageer nextpageg; nextpageti -91916 #gotolink struct.hlp:Element Catalog =91916 a q c ne g Na h ne j De k on l .h m in n V o es p <$lastpagenum>ne <$monthname> <$daynum>, <$year> "<$monthnum>/<$daynum>/<$shortyear>Va ;<$monthname> <$daynum>, <$year> <$hour>:<$minute00> <$ampm>a "<$monthnum>/<$daynum>/<$shortyear>;s <$monthname> <$daynum>, <$year>i "<$monthnum>/<$daynum>/<$shortyear>De <$fullfilename>e <$filename>k <$paratext[HiddenTitle]> <$paratext[HiddenStatement]> <$curpagenum> Va <$marker1> <$marker2>er (Continued) + (Sheet <$tblsheetnum> of <$tblsheetcount>)n Heading & Page <$paratext> on page <$pagenum>:C <$pagenum> See Heading & Page %See <$paratext> on page <$pagenum>.i Table & Page 7Table <$paranumonly>, <$paratext>, on page <$pagenum>e manual :<Emphasis>Things My Mother Never Taught Me<Default Font> manualname ,<Emphasis> Using FrameMaker <Default Font> ProductNameg <Default Font>FrameMaker Bodyor Bodyge Bodyli HIDDEN Running H/F 3 VARIABLES Introduction Variable Edit User Variable Edit System Variable Convert Variables to hortcuts Main Menu Running H/F 3 (continued) VARIABLES Introduction Variable Edit User Variable Edit System Variable Convert Variables to z hortcuts Main Menu A variable is a placeholder for text, such as the date or a product name, that Fyou can define once and use repeatedly in a document. When you change Gthe definition, FrameMaker updates it throughout the document. K FrameMaker provides system variables such as the date, filename, and 1page number. You can also define user variables. Help on variables TFor information on variables, click an item in the topic list to the right or click an active area below. VThe dialog box contains controls for inserting variables and for @displaying other dialog boxes to define and maintain variables. SThe User Variable dialog box is where you add, change, and delete Q user variables. VThe System Variable dialog box is where you change the definition of system variables. ZThe Convert Variables to Text dialog box converts variables to editable text. JFor a description of the building blocks you use to define variables, see DVariable definition building blocks in Syntax Descriptions. Special menu > Variable Dialog box where you can insert or replace a variable in a document and ia Ocreate, edit, or delete a variable definition. You can also convert a variable an Kto editable text and update a system variable on body and reference pages. KA variable is a placeholder for text, such as a date or product name, that s. Fyou can define once and use repeatedly in a document. When you change Gthe definition, FrameMaker updates it throughout the document. Variables 5Lists system and user variables that are appropriate 9for the current page type (body, master, or reference). ;The definition of the variable selected in the scroll list J appears below the scroll list. Create Variable >Opens the Edit User Variable dialog box where you -define, edit, or delete a new user variable. Edit Definition MOpens the User Variable System Variable 1dialog box where you edit the selected variable. Convert to Text ;Opens the Convert Variables to Text dialog box -where you change variables to editable text. Update 3Updates all system variables on body and reference pages. Insert -Inserts the variable at the insertion point. 6If a variable or text is selected when you choose the 2Variable command, this button changes to Replace. :The variable will replace the selected text or variable. Dialog box where you define a user variable, edit its definition, or delete it. to XYou open this dialog box by clicking Create Variable in the dialog Sp Jbox or by selecting a user variable in the Variables scroll list and then clicking Edit Definition. IUser variables are placeholders for text you define and expect to change Klater. For example, you can use a variable for the temporary, working name xt Mof a manual, and then change the definition later when the manual s official a ?name is determined. When you change the variable s definition, FrameMaker updates the definition in the text. 7Specifies the name of the variable to create, edit, or delete. Definition 5Shows the definition of the variable. The definition r 0can contain text and character formats from the op 3Character Formats scroll list. It can be up to 255 0characters long. You can add nonbreaking spaces he *and special hyphenation to it. Spaces and 2punctuation appear in the document exactly as you type them in the definition. Moreof User Variables 1Lists the user variables already defined for the o 2document. When you select one of these variables, 2its name and definition appear in the text boxes. Character Formats ,Lists the formats in the Character Catalog. 6To change the character format in the definition, put 9the insertion point in the Definition text box and click ` ;the format in the scroll list. The format affects only the (text that follows it in the definition. 6To change back to the paragraph s default font, click %<Default Font> in the scroll list. 0Adds the new definition to the document. If the 3variable already exists, this command replaces the 6old definition with the new one. When you click Done, 3the variable is updated wherever it appears in the document. Mores Change 1Applies the changes to the variable shown in the n 4Name text box. When you click Done, the variable is -updated wherever it appears in the document. Delete 1Deletes the variable shown in the Name text box. e 2When you click Done, the variable is converted to 2regular text wherever it appears in the document. Dialog box where you change the definition of a system variable . You Gcannot create system variables or change their names, but you can edit Ntheir definitions. You open this dialog box by selecting a system variable in Zthe Variables scroll list (in the dialog box) and then clicking Edit Definition. MSystem variables have values that FrameMaker can update, such as the e Icurrent date or current page number. Many system variables are useful in a Hpage headers and footers. If the value changes from page to page in the Mdocument (for example, the current page number), FrameMaker does not Mdisplay a value on the master page. Instead, it uses a symbol (such as # for Gthe current page number) or displays the name of the variable (such as log Running H/F TAfter you change a definition, FrameMaker updates the variable s definition r ^to reflect the change wherever it occurs in the document FrameMaker also Kupdates the value of the variable (for example, the date in a Current Date Gvariable) if it s on a master page. However, to make the correct value MSy Oappear for system variables inserted directly on body and reference pages, Gyou must use the Update button in the Variable dialog box, or wait for e h FrameMaker to update them the next time you open the document. 'Shows the name of the system variable. Definition 5Shows the definition of a variable you want to edit. 3The definition can contain text and items from the efe ABuilding Blocks scroll list. It can be up to 255 e 0characters long. You can add nonbreaking spaces o *and special hyphenation to it. Spaces and 2punctuation appear in the document exactly as you type them in the definition. Building Blocks 7Lists the system values you can use in the definition. 4Building blocks begin with a dollar sign ($). For a 9description of the building blocks, see Variable 7definition building blocks in Syntax Descriptions. <To insert an item from the scroll list into the definition, Sh 7put the insertion point in the Definition text box and iab #click the item in the scroll list. 7The scroll list also includes the character formats in ms "the document s Character Catalog. Mored .To change the character format of text in the 8definition, type the format in angle brackets or insert 5the format from the Building Blocks scroll list. The 4format affects only the text that follows it in the ab definition. 7To change back to the paragraph s default font, insert he $<Default Font> in the definition. Dialog box where you convert variables in the document to regular text that Jyou can edit. You open this dialog box by clicking Convert to Text in the dialog box. JYou can replace, cut, or copy a variable, but you cannot directly edit it Pwithout first converting it to regular text. If you convert a variable to text, ro FrameMaker will not update the text when the variable s definition changes. i !You cannot undo this conversion. Variables in Current a Selection .Converts only the variables in selected text. Variables Named 5Converts all occurrences of the variable selected in the scroll list. All Variables (Converts all variables in the document. If you use this command to insert a variable in a structured document, the Pwi Rvariable will not be part of the document s structure. If the structured document Jcontains an element definition for the variable you want, you can use the Element Catalog to insert the variable as an element Right Continuede Referencer Continued Continuedhe Continued} Continued Continued HIDDEN Header Footer RunningHead Titlex TOCSubTopic FromStatement SideH SideBody SideBody PBBody PBSideH SideBody Button SmallRunningHeader Active Active Medium Double Thick Very Thin Builder Comment Maker Windows NoName Black White Green Magenta Yellow Helveticar Times-Roman Helvetica-Bold Timese Helveticao Regularb Regular Regular var.hlp FHlpFram FHlpFram 4.0.3#4.0.3, Frame Technology 1988-1994 4.0.3 FrameMaker Version 4.0.3