provide an example of use please

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You use it when there's some text on one page you want to see in another.

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so it is sort of like a pre copy and pasted comment? It is meant to be used across multiple pages.

Would an example be like a footer? Seen on every page?

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No, it displays text from one page on another. So you only have to edit the text once.

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Ok, so I put the macro on one page put I some text clicked 'inline'

Published the page - my text shows up.

But How do I present in on another page?

Thanks,

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As it says in the doc, use include-excerpt

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ok got it...

edit the page an add the insert... now I got it.

So I am noticing macros rely on other macros to fxn. Getting there little by little.

thanks,

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