# Create & edit variables

Use variables to personalize guideflows. Custom variables can be created from two places in your workspace. 

(e.g. create a new variable as Product\_Type to display a customized welcome such as "A customized guide for CRM products"

### Within your settings tab

Create new variables within your setting tabs.

{% @guideflow/guideflow-embed requestedUrl="<https://app.guideflow.com/player/0p0mjwsykl>" %}

* Click on "Settings" in the dashboard's left bar menu.
* Select "Variables".
* If you're looking for a specific variable, use the search bar.
* Click on "Add variable".
* Select your new variable type: text, number, or image.
* Type your new variable name.
* Edit an example to guide your future users.
* Toggle on "Default Value" to fill with a default value if empty.
  * Type the default value.
* Click on "Create new variable" to save your new variable.

### Within your editor

Create new variables within your guideflow's editor.&#x20;

1. Call-to-actions (Hotspot and Walkthrough)

{% @guideflow/guideflow-embed requestedUrl="<https://app.guideflow.com/player/zpezvwa3pn>" %}

* Edit your call-to-action (learn [how to edit call-to-actions](https://docs.guideflow.com/help/edit-your-guideflow/call-to-action-cta)).
* Click on "Add variables".&#x20;
* Click on "Create new variables".&#x20;
* Select your variable type between text, number, and image.
* Type the variable name&#x20;
* Toggle on "Default Value" to fill with a default value if empty.
  * Type the default value.
* Click on "Create new variable" to save your new variable.

2. Start/end popup&#x20;

{% @guideflow/guideflow-embed requestedUrl="<https://app.guideflow.com/player/qp7wvvhjk3>" %}

* Edit your popup (learn [more about start/end popup](https://docs.guideflow.com/help/edit-your-guideflow/pop-up-1)).
* Click on "Add variables".&#x20;
* Click on "Create new variables".&#x20;
* Select your variable type between text, number, and image&#x20;
* Type the variable name&#x20;
* Toggle on "Default Value" to fill with a default value if empty.
  * Type the default value
* Click on "Create new variable" to save your new variable.

3. HTML

{% @guideflow/guideflow-embed requestedUrl="<https://app.guideflow.com/player/dr97z6hopz>" %}

* Click on "HTML editor" on the left panel.
* Click on "Add variables".&#x20;
* Click on "Create new variables".&#x20;
* Select your variable type between text, number, and image.
* Type the variable name.
* Toggle on "Default Value" to fill with a default value if empty.
  * Type the default value
* Click on "Create new variable" to save your new variable.

### Edit & delete variables

Custom variables can be edited and deleted from your workspace.&#x20;

(e.g. remove Company\_Job because you stopped targeting this persona).

{% @guideflow/guideflow-embed requestedUrl="<https://app.guideflow.com/player/8koz6zf5pl>" %}

* Click on "Settings" in the left bar menu of your dashboard.
* Select "Variables".
* If you're looking for a specific variable among all your variables, use the search bar.
* Edit your variable by clicking on the corresponding "..." button.&#x20;
* If you want to edit, click on "Edit", update the information wanted, and click on "Save".
* If you want to delete, click on "Delete" and confirm your choice.&#x20;

{% hint style="info" %}
Manage all your variables created from your [workspace](https://docs.guideflow.com/help/variables/broken-reference).&#x20;
{% endhint %}