# Insert a variable from the byline

The page byline, under the title, has a **Variables** item. It opens **Insert variable**, _Add a variable from the library to this page_, so you can place a variable without editing the page by hand.

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## Steps

1. On the page, select **Variables** in the byline.
2. Pick a variable from the page's space variables or the global variables. You can search, or create one from an empty section.
3. Choose where it goes: **Top of the page**, **Bottom of the page** (the default), or under one of the page's headings.
4. Select **Insert** followed by the variable's name. The page reloads and you see **Added** followed by the name.

**Manage variables** opens the catalogue instead.

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## What it does

| **Question**                         | **Answer**                                               |
| ------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| Where does the variable go?          | In a new paragraph of its own at the position you chose. |
| What if someone is editing the page? | The variable is added to the draft being edited.         |
| Who can use it?                      | Anyone who can edit the page, on the Advanced edition.   |

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## A few things that catch people out

* The byline has no cursor, so it cannot place a value in the middle of a sentence. For that, insert the macro in the editor and move the paragraph's text around it.
* Without edit permission you see **No permission to add variables to this page**. See [The byline says No permission to add variables to this page](https://help.gocapable.com/variables/the-byline-says-no-permission-to-add-variables-to-this-page.html).
* A space administrator can hide the Variables byline item in one space. See [Variables settings](https://help.gocapable.com/variables/variables-settings.html).

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## Related

### [Variable macro](https://help.gocapable.com/variables/variable-macro.html)

Insert in the editor.

### [How a value appears on the page](https://help.gocapable.com/variables/how-a-value-appears-on-the-page.html)

What readers see.

### [Variables settings](https://help.gocapable.com/variables/variables-settings.html)

Show or hide the byline item.

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_Two clicks, no editor._