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Using shorthand template variables

The `$PO` (for `OBJECT` tags) and `$PE` (for `EMBED` tags) template variables are useful shorthand elements. Both variables cause Flash to insert into a template any nondefault values for some of the most common Flash `OBJECT` and `EMBED` parameters, including `PLAY` (`$PL`), `QUALITY` (`$QU`), `SCALE` (`$SC`), `SALIGN` (`$SA`), `WMODE` (`$WM`), `DEVICEFONT` (`$DE`), and `BGCOLOR` (`$BG`). See the sample template in the following section for an example of these variables.