In this InDesign video, Laurie Ruhlin shows how she sets up a text variable with custom text in a template file. She can set placeholders for information that needs to change with each document created from that template. When working on the next iteration, it’s as easy as changing the text in one place to have it change across the document.
This video is an excerpt from Laurie’s “Putting It All Together” session at CreativePro Week.
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This article was last modified on August 29, 2025
This article was first published on July 1, 2024
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