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To insert an existing variable:
• Do one of the following:
▪ To insert a local variable Choose Variables | Data Selections Available. Then choose the
local variable you want to insert from the menu that appears.
▪ To insert a global variable Choose Variables | Global Variables. Then choose the global
variable you want to insert from the menu that appears.
PlanetPress Design inserts the variable in the Text area, displays its value on the current data
page and highlights it in blue.
To quickly insert a data selection as a local variable:
1. Choose Variables | Select Data.
2. Use the Data Selector to select the data for the variable.
3. Close the Data Selector.
PlanetPress Design inserts the variable, highlights it in blue, and displays its value on the current data
page. PlanetPress Design also adds the variable name to the menu that appears when you right-click
and choose Data Selections Available.
You can use the Data page box in the toolbars to navigate through the data pages and view the value of
the variable on other data pages.
To create a new local variable using the Variables dialog box:
1. Choose Variables | Edit Data Selection.
2. Click Add Variable.
3. Click the variable name to select the variable. Then click the variable name a second time to select the
name. Edit the name, then click outside the variable name.
4. Click the variable in the Variables list to select it.
5. Use either of the following to define the value of the local variable. The value of the variable on the
current data page appears in the Variables list, beside its name and type.
Define a Data Selection value
Clear Custom data selection and define the new value by creating a data selection using either the
line and column boxes or the Data Selector.
If you use the Data Selector to select the data for the variable, and you select data that extends over
more than a single line, PlanetPress Design uses only the data on the first line (or record) as the data
selection for the variable. Note that in a database emulation, the Data Selector does not permit
selections that extend over more than a single field.
Trim leading spaces: Select to remove any ASCII space characters that appear before the data in the
data selection for the variable.
Trim trailing spaces: Select to remove any ASCII space characters that appear after the data in the
data selection for the variable.
Define a Constant value OR a PlanetPress Talk Expression
Select Custom data selection and enter a constant value or a PlanetPress Talk expression in the
String to display box.
6. Click OK.
To display the name of a variable in the Text area:
• Pause the pointer over the variable.
To edit the definition of a local variable:
1. Choose Variables | Edit Data Selection.
2. In the Variables list, select the variable you want to edit.
3. Right-click the variable name and choose Rename. Edit the name, then click outside the variable name.
4. In the Variable value area, edit the value of the local variable.
5. Click OK.
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