I am making a Pages template, I want to have placeholder variables appear in 1 place.

I want to make a document where I have two variables: project name and document name, but I want them to appear on the cover page and in the footer. I defined the placeholder text in both places, using the same names, but then when I fill in the cover page, it doesn't change the footer text.. ?? Do I really have to type the same variables as many times as they appear in the document??

Codeslubber wrote:
...Apparently, Pages does NOT see the placeholder text as a named variable. I am just double checking that.
You're right, it doesn't. Placeholder text is simply a way to preset formats for characters and paragraphs.
Jerry

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