When you are working in the Author and Contribute modules, variables act as placeholders for changeable data. The default value of a variable can be replaced in an object. It is useful to see which objects have been assigned new variable values.
To display variable assignments in Author-it Administrator:
- Open the Library using Author-it Administrator.
- Choose Variables > Maintain Variables from the main menu to open the Manage variables window.
- Select a variable, then:
- Choose Assignments
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- Right-click and choose Assignments.
The Variable Assignments window opens. You are able to view the objects using this variable and the values that have been assigned.
- Choose Assignments
- When you have finished, choose OK to close the window.
To display variable assignments in Author:
- In the main Author window, choose File > Manage Variables to open the Manage Variables window.
- Select a variable, then right-click and choose Assignments to open the Object Variable Assignments window.
- When you have finished, choose OK to close the window.