To Define Variables - Adobe PHOTOSHOP CS2 User Manual

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Two versions of an image based on the same template
A. Visibility variable B. Pixel Replacement variable C. Text Replacement variable

To define variables

You cannot define variables for the Background layer.
Choose Image > Variables > Define.
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Select a layer from the Layer pop-up menu that contains the content you want to define as a variable.
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3 Select one or more types of variables:
Visibility Shows or hides the content of the layer.
Pixel Replacement Replaces the pixels in the layer with pixels from another image file.
Replaces a string of text in a type layer.
Text Replacement
4 Do one of the following:
Choose New Variable from the Name pop-up menu and enter a name for the variable. Variable names must begin
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with a letter, underscore, or colon and cannot contain spaces or special characters (except for periods, hyphens,
underscores, and colons).
Choose an existing variable from the Name pop-up menu to link this layer to. Layers linked to the same variable
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are shown next to the Name menu, along with the link icon.
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