Adding Variables to Text

A Variable can be added to text within a figure through the Text Editor Popup Window by hand keying the desired variable as part of the text or completing an insertion with the Variable Popup Menu.

On a subsequent page, there is a list of available variables.

In the following example, the Area variable is included as part of the selected rectangle’s text.

1. Double Click on a desired figure to open the Text Editor.

   

2. Begin entering text and then click on the Variable Popup Menu to select a currently supported variable from the provided list.

   

   

3. The variable will appear in the Text Editor Popup Window after it has been selected.

   

4. The selected variable shows as the actual value within the selected figure as it is entered.

   

5. The final text within the selected figure appears as shown below.

   

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Table of contents

• Available Variables
• Formatting Date Variables
• Formatting Decimal Variables
• Formatting Fractional Variables

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