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# Basic concept

If you add a text input component to the canvas, you will be asked to specify the label, for example **First Name**. If you do that immediately after adding the component to the canvas, Workflow Designer automatically creates a variable based on your input, for example `{{firstName}}`. You can also add or change the variable name in the **General** section in the properties bar.

The text value entered in the text input field is stored under this `firstName` variable, which you can use in other components to build dependencies between form fields.

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