# Querying User Data in Fields or Conditions

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user variables in conditions/fields
Querying User Data in Fields or Conditions
You can access and compare some user data from conditions or fields. For example, you can compare user data with the following operators:

Operator
Meaning
== or EQ
equals
!= or NEQ
is not equal to

If you want, you can use a condition to hide specific text in your document from a specific user.
- Select the text in the document that you want to hide.
- Choose Insert - Section.
- In the Hide area, select the Hide check box.
- In the With Condition box, type user_lastname == "Doe", where "Doe" is the last name of the user that you want to hide the text from.
- Click Insert and then save the document.
The name of the hidden section can still be seen in the Navigator.
The following table is a list of the user variables that you can access when defining a condition or a field:

User variables
Meaning
user_firstname
First name
user_lastname
Last name
user_initials
Initials
user_company
Company
user_street
Street
user_country
Country
user_zipcode
Zip Code
user_city
City
user_title
Title
user_position
Position
user_tel_work
Business telephone number
user_tel_home
Home telephone number
user_fax
Fax number
user_email
E-mail address
user_state
State

List of operators