# Conditional text
Conditional text lets you show different passages depending on game state: variable value, visited step count, time spent, etc. It's the foundation of reactive storytelling.
# How to use it
1
Open the Insert menu
Click the ✨ Insert button in the toolbar, or press Ctrl+/ (⌘+/ on Mac).
2
Pick Conditional text
Click Conditional text. Direct shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+C.
3
Define your conditions
Pick the category (System, Step visited, Story variable), the variable, operator and value. Add ELSE IF / ELSE blocks as needed.
4
Fill in the text
For each block, write the text shown when the condition holds.
5
Insert
The Handlebars code is placed into your content and evaluated at read time.