How do you create a section name (or any variable that changes by section)?

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May 5, 2025
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It seems pretty common to have a name for each section of a document, but I can't find any way to specify a variable whose value can change by section. How does one do this?

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Robert at ID-Tasker

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@Thomas_Calvin

Running Header with contents of the Paragraph / Character Style?

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Thomas_CalvinAuthor

Inspiring

Thanks, but I don't know what Adobe means by "running header" in this application. The documentation doesn't mention a specific header or footer; but rather it depicts setting up those areas on a master page (which makes sense). Then, of course, they're "running" because they're on a master page.

Robert at ID-Tasker

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@Thomas_Calvin

You need to create a new Text Variable -> Running Header.

jmlevy

Community Expert

First, you need to create a “section mark”:

Then, in a text frame, right click:

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Thomas_CalvinAuthor

Inspiring

Thanks! But I already have a "section mark," which is the number "1" that you see in the screen shot after the word "section." There doesn't seem to be any "section number" marker built in. Or am I overlooking it?

jmlevy

Community Expert

I didn't realize that you have already setup a section mark. So, I think that the only solution would be to use a custom text variable.

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