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Figure 398: Defining a variable to use with conditional content

5) A small gray mark should be visible where you inserted the field. Hover the

mouse pointer over this mark and you will see the field formula ProLite = Lite.

We will come back to this field later.

Tip

Because the gray mark is so small, you may have trouble finding it

again, especially if you have other fields in the document. You may

prefer to leave the variable field visible while you work, and change it

to invisible just before you create final copy.

At any time, you can place the insertion point just before the field and

choose Edit > Fields or right-click the field, and then click Fields on

the pop-up menu. On the Edit Fields dialog box (Figure 394), select or

deselect the Invisible option.

Apply the condition to the content

Now that you have defined the variable, you can use it in a condition statement. This

topic describes some of the possibilities.

Conditional text

First, let us set up some conditional text that will insert the words Great Product

Lite into the Lite version and Great Product Pro into the Pro version of the manual.

You would use this field whenever you want to mention the name of the product.

1) Place the cursor where you want one of these phrases to appear. (You can

move or delete it later, if you wish.)

2) Open the Fields dialog box by clicking Insert > Fields > Other, select the

Functions page, and select Conditional text in the Type list.

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