Edit variables, Delete variables – Adobe Illustrator CS3 User Manual
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Create a Text String variable
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Select a type object and click the Make Object Dynamic button
in the Variables panel.
Create a Linked File variable
❖
Select a linked file and click the Make Object Dynamic button in the Variables panel.
Create a Graph Data variable
❖
Select a graph object and click the Make Object Dynamic button in the Variables panel.
Create a variable without binding it to an object
❖
Click the New Variable button
in the Variables panel. To subsequently bind an object to the variable, select the
object and the variable, and click the Make Visibility Dynamic button or the Make Object Dynamic button.
Edit variables
You can edit a variable’s name or type, unbind a variable, and lock a variable using the Variables panel.
Unbinding a variable breaks the link between the variable and its object. Locking variables prevents you from
creating variables, deleting variables, and editing variable options. However, you can bind and unbind objects to
locked variables.
See also
“Variables panel overview” on page 442
Change the name and type of a variable
❖
Double-click the variable in the Variables panel. Alternatively, select the variable in the Variables panel, and
choose Variable Options from the Variables panel menu.
Unbind a variable
❖
Click the Unbind Variable button
in the Variables panel, or choose Unbind Variable from the Variables
panel menu.
Lock or unlock all variables in a document
❖
Click the Lock/Unlock Variables button
or
in the Variables panel.
Delete variables
Deleting a variable removes it from the Variables panel. If you delete a variable that is bound to an object, the object
becomes static (unless the object is also bound to a variable of a different type).
1
Select a variable you want to delete.
2
Do one of the following:
•
Click the Delete Variable icon
in the Variables panel, or choose Delete Variable from the Variables panel menu.
•
To delete the variable without confirmation, drag it to the Delete Variable icon.
See also