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@andrews
Generated PDF does not retrieve variables from Storyline.
Hello there, First of all - Your widget is great! I watched your video on the YouTube and could generate the PDF. However, the PDF displays fields with variables as is, so I have %name% and %date%. Where is an error?
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@support
Hello. When you upload your Word file, there is a note saying "Note that variables must be placed in the body of the document, not in text boxes, charts, etc. You can, however, use background elements such as images, shapes, etc. in the document behind the text."

So just type your %variables% in the document directly and use centering, text alignment, space characters, etc. to align them as needed. The reason for this is that many Word parsers see text boxes as images - they don't recognize the text box content as text, and this makes it impossible to replace the text with the variable value.

We are aware that the YouTube video is misleading and are working on a new video showing the correct process. Sorry about the confusion.
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@andrews
You were right. Thanks for your assistance!
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