# Capture-templates - Reuse prompted values within a template

**URL:** <https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/capture-templates-reuse-prompted-values-within-a-template/3443>\
**Category:** Requests\
**Created:** [April 24, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/capture-templates-reuse-prompted-values-within-a-template/3443 "2024-04-24T14:16:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 24, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/capture-templates-reuse-prompted-values-within-a-template/3443/5 "2024-04-24T20:56:16Z")

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Wait a second…

You only need the `bar` variable in one location in the template?

Have you tried this syntax in the capture template?

```auto
%^{prompt}

```

Sample here: (Using “Series” as the prompt text)

> [@Some help with \`%^{prop}p\` usage?](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/some-help-with-prop-p-usage/3105/2):
>
> For file-nodes, the %^{prompt} seems to achieve what you are going for (?) – I may not have understood the purpose of your attempt, so I may well be off the mark. Please disregard: The fact I am using lower case for property n;ames; perhaps you prefer to stick to the uppercase the :modified: \<\> part of the template; it’s a way to insert a time stamp automatically ([a tip in Org-roam wiki](https://github.com/org-roam/org-roam/wiki/User-contributed-Tricks#timestamp-on-save-alanz)) (add-to-list 'org-roam-capture-templates '("t" "test Org" plain "%?" :target …

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