Unable to reuse an existing variable in a template

[Bill Stephens]

I have created user-defined templates on Confluence Cloud in the past. In these templates, I often created a new text variable and reused it via "$variableName" in later text to auto-populate the user-supplied value. This no longer works.  

Typing "$" does not work on the new editor and I don't see a keystroke that will enable this feature either. 

Using

• Confluence 1000.0.0-11e909e1050d

• Chrome: Version 79.0.3945.88 (Official Build) (64-bit)

According to this page for Confluence Cloud

"Type $ and the variable name, then press Enter to add a new variable or to select an existing variable from a list of suggestions. The suggestions dialog shows variables already defined in this template."

[Deleted user · Accepted solution]

https://confluence.atlassian.com/display/DOC/Restoring+Passwords+To+Recover+Admin+User+Rights

[Daniel Wilson]

Thanks, Andy. I'd looked at that one, but didn't think it applied. As it turned out, re-sequencing the directories seems to have been the key.