View variant values in the Editor

Object Variants

In Author, after you filter a book, you can:

  • View the variant criteria values assigned to a variant topic in the topic banner.

    -and-

  • View the filtering criteria values applied to the book.

Topic Variant Criteria Values Banner

Topic banner information

The topic banner is located directly above the topic description (header) and displays the values that have been assigned to the topic. Values are shown for variant topics, primary topics that have had variant criteria assigned, and ordinary objects that have had variant criteria assigned. The banner is not shown for ordinary objects or primary objects that do not have variant criteria assigned.

Note: The topic banner is also shown when you open a variant topic directly from the Library Explorer.

Book filter information

The filtering values applied to the book appear at the base of the Editor, and are identified with the filter icon.