How Do You Create Variables In Adobe Framemaker?
Many users of Adobe FrameMaker publish several different books for several different audiences using the same content. One of the best ways to accomplish this is through the use of variables. You can define variables so your documents can be used for individual customers or for the same product that may have multiple different names. This article describes how to create a variable using the example of a document produced for two companies. Open a FrameMaker document, insert your cursor in a text frame and click “Special” and then “Variable.” The “Variable” dialog box displays. Click the “Create Variable” button. The “Edit User Variable” dialog box displays. Enter a descriptive name for the variable in the “Name” field, such as “Company”. Enter the text that will display when the variable is inserted in the document in the “Definition” field, such as “Company 1”. Click the “Add” button to save the variable. The name of the variable displays in the “User” Variables text box. Click the “D
