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User Defined Variables

Variables act as placeholders for text that might change in the future. Some examples where variables may be used are:

Follow the instructions below to add a variable.

1. Open the Help System 

2. If you are not already logged in, log in as an administrator with 'tools' permissions.

3. Click the 'Tools' button to display the tools menu.


4. Click 'Variables'

5. The 'Variables' list will be displayed.
- To add a new variable, click the 'add' button
- To edit an existing variable, click the variable name in the list.
- To delete a variable, click the red X beside the variable name.


6. The variable editor will be displayed.

7. Enter a name for the variable.

8. Enter a value for the variable. The value can be straight text or can contain various elements such as images, flash videos, tables, etc.


9. Click the 'save' button to save the variable.


7. Variables can be inserted into any page by either typing the variable name in square brackets (eg. admin) or selecting the variable from the 'Insert Variable' list.



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Varaibles can also contain html elements such as images, tables, flash animations, etc.
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See also
System Variables