JeffreyWalther Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Hi again, Is there a way to use text variables? I would like to insert a variable on a master page in the footer area that shall contain the current header name (Header 1). On large documents, this is important to give the reader a hint which section he is currently reading. Jeff Affinity Photo/Designer/Publisher V2 Windows 10 Pro, 64 GB RAM AMD Ryzen 9 3900X (12x 3.8 GHz), MSI X570 Unify GeForce RTX 2070 Super 8 GB, NVIDIA driver version 471.41 (Studio) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartRc Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 Not as such...but you have Fields [View/Studio/Fields] that let you use Sections and Section Naming identified from the Pages Panel [Right Click on selected page and select Start New Section] Affinity Version 1 (10.6) Affinity Version 2.4.2 All (Designer | Photo | Publisher) Beta; 2.4 2.2371 OS:Windows 10 Pro 22H2 OS Build 19045.4046+ Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.19053.1000.0 Rig:AMD FX 8350 and AMD Radeon (R9 380 Series) Settings Version 21.04.01 Radeon Settings Version 2020 20.1.03) + Wacom Intuous 4M with driver 6.3.41-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 There are some variables available, which you can see/copy from the Fields panel (View > Studio > Fields) but I don't see current header name. There is one for the current section name, though: -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted September 2, 2018 Staff Share Posted September 2, 2018 N.B.if you double click on the Name of the fields (Name: / Page Number: / Date & Time: etc) the field is inserted into the text at the current caret. Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffreyWalther Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 Thank you all!View > Studio > Fields and using sections in the page panel seems to work (though I would like to see the current Heading 1 text (or any other by settings), in the Fields for a more dynamic build-up). StuartRc 1 Affinity Photo/Designer/Publisher V2 Windows 10 Pro, 64 GB RAM AMD Ryzen 9 3900X (12x 3.8 GHz), MSI X570 Unify GeForce RTX 2070 Super 8 GB, NVIDIA driver version 471.41 (Studio) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Schülke Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Sorry, I dont get it... Can someone explain to me how to do this ? How do i insert a "Field" where do i find it.. unter Text/ insert/ field ? and where do you copy the variables from ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 3 hours ago, Tom Schülke said: Sorry, I dont get it... Can someone explain to me how to do this ? How do i insert a "Field" where do i find it.. unter Text/ insert/ field ? and where do you copy the variables from ? Text > Insert > gives you access to most of the available fields. You simply place your cursor where you want the field to be inserted, and choose the one you want. There are a few more in the Fields panel (View > Studio > Fields). Some of these fields are modifiable by the user (e.g., the name of the author). For the modifiable fields, you update the content by clicking in the field content box and providing the information. Some are not modifiable, and their content is determined by Publisher. For any of the fields in this panel, if you doube-click on the field's name then Publisher will insert the field's contents into the active text object at the text cursor location. Patrick Connor 1 -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Schülke Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 just tried it... it works... fine so far ... thanks. one question... is there a way to display such fields in my text if wished in another color or with a frame , just to be able to determin where i filled in fields a bit easier ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 10 hours ago, Tom Schülke said: is there a way to display such fields in my text if wished in another color or with a frame , just to be able to determin where i filled in fields a bit easier ? I'm not aware of any configurable options that would do that. I think you'd have to apply such formatting manually. (Better answer from Aammppaa below this post.) -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aammppaa Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Tom Schülke said: is there a way to display such fields in my text Yes. Text > Highlight Fields Patrick Connor, walt.farrell and carl123 1 2 Win10 Home x64 | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X @ 3.7GHz | 48 GB RAM | 1TB SSD | nVidia GTX 1660 | Wacom Intuos Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Schülke Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Yes i tried this.... fine.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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