David Shaked (Wernick) wrote: > I would like to revise my original question. My primary need > is not to paste text. It is to paste variables, as follows: > > 1. Insert a variable in a particular location. The variable > contains the product name or other branding information. > > 2. Copy the variable. > > 3. Use find/change by pasting to insert the variable in > hundreds of other locations. In all cases, the variable > should assume the formatting of the target location.
As you've discovered, when you copy a variable, you're copying _that_specific_instance_ of the variable, including the formatting it acquired from its context. You need the EZVars plugin from Electropubs (http://www.electropubs.com/). It solves your specific problem by letting you search for a text string and replace it with a variable -- not a copied instance, but a newly created variable, which assumes the correct font, etc., for that location. EZVars make working with variables much easier in general. It's only $15. I highly recommend it. HTH! Richard ------ Richard G. Combs Senior Technical Writer Polycom, Inc. richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom 303-223-5111 ------ rgcombs AT gmailDOTcom 303-777-0436 ------