Document properties and variables names

Variables scopes

There are 3 types of scopes for variables in PowerDocs:

Scope name	Description
Document	The variables with `Document` scope are available anywhere in the content and templates
Chapter	The variables with `Chapter` scope are only available in the current chapter
Headers	The variables with `Headers` scope are only available in the Headers and Footers

General properties

The General panel contains default properties of your document. Once set, you can use them in your document (in Markdown content and theme templates) using their variable names.

Property	Description	Variable name	Variable scope
Author	Type the author of the document	%DocumentAuthor	Document
Service	If you work in a company, it may be interesting to provide your service name
Enterprise	Type the name of your organisation	%DocumentCompany	Document
Copyright	Type your copyright mention if any	%DocumentCopyright	Document
Document version	Type the current version of the document	%DocumentVersion	Document
Document title	Type the main title of the document	%DocumentTitle	Document
Document subtitle	Type the sub title of the document	%DocumentSubTitle	Document

Chapter properties

Variable name	Variable scope	Description
%ChapterName	Chapter	The current chapter title

Examples

You can use the current chapter name in the content or in the theme template like that:

The current chapter name is %ChapterName

Customize headers and footers

Variables for PDF outputs

Variable name	Variable scope	Description
%CurrentTitle	Headers	The current running H1 title
%PageNum	Headers	The current page number
%PageCount	Headers	The total count of pages in the exported document

Examples

To display "Page 1 on 10" in the footer, use the custom expression:

Page %PageNum on %PageCount

Last modified: 08 avril 2024