Adobe 65030089 - Robohelp - PC Using Manual page 161

USING ROBOHELP HTML 10
Editing and formatting
Insert a user-defined variable
You can drag a user-defined variable from the User Defined Variables pod to the desired location in a topic open in
Design Editor. If the list of variables is long, specify the variable name or value to search the variable. You can also
insert variables using the follow steps:
Place the insertion point at the desired location in a topic.
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Select Insert > User Defined Variable.
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3 Select a variable and click OK.
Specify the variable name or value to search the variable. As you type your search string, RoboHelp narrows down the
variable list.
View properties of a user-defined variable
In the User Defined Variables pod, select Default Variable Set.
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Select a variable.
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3 Do one of the following:
• Right-click and select Properties.
• Select Edit > Properties.
4 View details (Variable Name, Variable Set, Variable Value, Description, and Used In Topics).
Click OK.
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Delete a user-defined variable
In the User Defined Variables pod, select Default Variable Set.
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Right-click a user-defined variable, and select Delete.
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3 Select one of the following options:
Delete Variable And Its References
templates. No warning is shown before the deletion.
Note: Use the Variables report to locate the variables you want to remove.
Delete Only The Variable
not remove it from the index.
Note: If the variable value is overridden in the Single Source layouts file, it is removed from the variable list in the
Single Source layouts dialog box.
Delete Variable And Replace With Actual Content
templates. The formatting rules for the variable remain the same.
Rename a user-defined variable
When you rename a user-defined variable, all instances of the variable are updated across all the variable sets, the
topics, templates, TOC, index, and SSL.
Note: You can't modify saved variable names.
1 Select View > Pods > User Defined Variables. The User Defined Variables pod appears.
Right-click a variable and select Rename.
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Delete the variable and its references across the topics, TOC, index, SSL, and
Delete the value of a variable locally. Deleting a user-defined variable in the TOC does
Delete the variable across the topics, TOC, index, SSL, and
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