Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 v.14.xx - Manual (Page 904)

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Visibility
Pixel Replacement
Text Replacement
A. Source file template B. User defines layers as variables. C. Different versions of the image can be created, each with a different variable data
set.
Define variables
You use variables to define which elements in a template change. You can define three types of variables. Visibility variables show or hide the
content of a layer. Pixel Replacement variables replace the pixels in the layer with pixels from another image file. Text Replacement variables
replace a string of text in a type layer.
GoLive recognizes all text and visibility variables, but not Pixel Replacement variables.
Two versions of an image based on the same template
A. Visibility variable B. Pixel Replacement variable C. Text Replacement variable
You cannot define variables for the Background layer.
1. Choose Image > Variables > Define.
2. Select a layer from the Layer pop-up menu that contains the content you want to define as a variable.
3. Select one or more types of variables:
Shows or hides the content of the layer.
Replaces the pixels in the layer with pixels from another image file.
Replaces a string of text in a type layer.
4. Do one of the following:
Choose Name and enter a name for the variable. Variable names must begin with a letter, underscore, or colon and cannot contain
spaces or special characters (except for periods, hyphens, underscores, and colons).
Choose an existing variable from the Name pop-up menu to link this layer to. Layers linked to the same variable are shown next to
the Name menu, along with the link icon.
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