Check out the docstring of variable `org-capture-templates`. There is a doc like this: ``` %\1 ... %\N Insert the text entered at the nth %^{prompt}, where N is a number, starting from 1. ``` Maybe this is what you want? [stardiviner] GPG key ID: 47C32433 IRC(freeenode): stardiviner Twitter: @numbchild Key fingerprint = 9BAA 92BC CDDD B9EF 3B36 CB99 B8C4 B8E5 47C3 2433 Blog: http://stardiviner.github.io/ On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 5:14 PM, Jean-Christophe Helary < jean.christophe.helary@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm looking for a way to use the string acquired by prompt in a second > location in the template, like: > > * TODO %^{prompt} [/] :sometag:\n** TODO (value of ^{prompt} comes here) > :someothertag:\n > > What's the best way to get that "value of ^{prompt}" ? > > Jean-Christophe >