Bug 151895 - Support custom user variables in impress
Summary: Support custom user variables in impress
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 53548
Alias: None
Product: LibreOffice
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Impress (show other bugs)
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7.4.2.3 release
Hardware: All All
: medium enhancement
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Reported: 2022-11-04 11:46 UTC by Richard
Modified: 2025-05-19 06:32 UTC (History)
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Description Richard 2022-11-04 11:46:17 UTC 
Impress does not allow you to create custom user variables for use in presentations. A use case would be changing a client name or similar throughout a presentation. The option is available in Writer i.e.

Insert - Field - More Fields - Variables

But it is not currently available in the Impress menu.
Comment 1 fpy 2025-05-16 11:27:01 UTC 
sounds reasonable,
still missing in master.
Comment 2 Heiko Tietze 2025-05-19 06:26:04 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 53548 ***
Comment 3 Heiko Tietze 2025-05-19 06:32:36 UTC 
Please always add the version info, available via the About dialog. With the current version 25.2 I can insert the author field, which should be filled from tools > options > user data. So "changing a client name or similar throughout a presentation" is possible.

I made this request a duplicate of bug 53548 anyway since I guess you expect more fields, actually access to all variables defined in file > properties. => duplicate