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<sect1 id="variables">
<sect1info>
<authorgroup>
<author>
<firstname>Keith</firstname>
<surname>Isdale</surname>
<affiliation>
<address><email>k_isdale@tpg.com.au</email></address>
</affiliation>
</author>
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</authorgroup>
</sect1info>

<title>Working With Variables</title>

<para>
If the inspector dialog is not showing use the
<menuchoice>
<guimenu>Tools</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Show inspectors</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice>
menu item.
</para>

<para>
Local and global variables are show in separate tabs on the inspector
dialog. A local variable is variable declared within a template using
<option>xsl:param</option>.
</para>

<screenshot>
<screeninfo>The Global Variable Tab</screeninfo>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject>
<imagedata fileref="globals_window.png" format="PNG" />
</imageobject>
<textobject><phrase>The Global Variable Tab</phrase></textobject>
<caption><para>The Global Variable Tab</para></caption>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>

<para>
Clicking on a variable entry in the list shown will cause the cursor in
the main window to move to the file and line number indicated.
</para>
</sect1>
