What types of variables are available in the Template Studio?

After you have uploaded your InDesign package into the Template Studio, you can choose between multiple types for your variables

In this first version of the Template Studio, we have four types of variables available.

1. Single line
2. Single line pattern
3. Multi line
4. Select

Single line

This is one line of text that your users can change to whatever they like. The variable can be as wide as you want. For this variable, you can enter the following (advanced) options:

• • Label
  • Default value
  • Placeholder
  • Character maximum

Settings (on/off):

• • Required field
    
    

Single line pattern

This variable also has one line, but you can set specific constrictions on what your users can enter. This can be used for variable text like phone numbers or dates. You can check out this article for more info on the patterns you can use and how to set them. 

Multi line

This is a variable that consists of multiple lines of text. This can be used for two lines of a header, an entire page of text, or anything in between.

For this variable, you can enter the following (advanced) options:

• • Label
  • Default value
  • Placeholder
  • Maximum lines
  • Character maximum

Settings (on/off):

• • Required field
  • Text styling
    • Bold
    • Italic
    • Underline
    • Special characters

Select

The variable can be used to provide multiple options for single-line text. Add as many options as you like, then select the default option. Upon opening the template, the default option will appear. The user can then select one of the options from the dropdown menu.

You can delete options and drag-and-drop them to change the order.