Adobe InDesign CS4 - Manual (Page 104)

96 USING INDESIGN CS4
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3 In the Load Text Variables dialog box, make sure that a check mark appears next to the variables you want to
import. If any existing variable has the same name as one of the imported variables, choose one of the following
options under Conflict With Existing Text Variable, and then click OK:
Use Incoming Definition Overwrites the existing variable with the loaded variable and applies its new attributes to all
text in the current document that used the old variable. The definitions of the incoming and existing variables are
displayed at the bottom of the Load Text Variables dialog box so that you can view a comparison.
Auto-Rename Renames the loaded variable.
4 Choose Done, and then click OK.
You can also copy variables to other documents when you synchronize a book file.
Updated 18 June 2009