Repeated text is text that can appear in a document two or more times in succession. Repeated text can consist of anything from a few words to an entire paragraph. To mark repeated text, enclose a single instance of the text in square brackets. Immediately following the opening bracket, type the word repeat followed by a colon (:). After the colon, type a repeat dialog name followed by a semi-colon and the list of variables or text you want included in the repeat instruction, separated by forward slashes.
The following is an example of repeated in-line text:
My children are: [repeat:ChildList;format="a; b; and c";contents=ChildName/ChildBirthDate:[ChildName], born [ChildBirthDate;da]].
In this example, the entire paragraph is repeated:
Specific Gifts
[repeat:SpecificGiftList;contents=SpecificGiftRecipientRelationship/SpecificGiftRecipientName/SpecificGiftItem: To my [SpecificGiftRecipientRelationship], [SpecificGiftRecipientName], I give [SpecificGiftItem].
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In general, a repeat dialog name consists of at least two words, the first of which identifies the subject of the list. Best practice is to include the word List as part of a repeat dialog name, although this is not mandatory. All of the rules that apply to variable names apply to repeat dialog names.
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