diff --git a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/customelement.cpp b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/customelement.cpp
index b00f8107c..7a5a58b07 100644
--- a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/customelement.cpp
+++ b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/customelement.cpp
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ void CustomElement::paint(QPainter *qp, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *options)
 	instructions.
 */
 void CustomElement::parseLabels() {
+	return;
 	if ((this->taggedText("label")!= NULL) && (location().projectId()!=-1) && (this->taggedText("label")->toPlainText()=="_")) { //element is being added
 		QXmlStreamReader rxml;
 		QString path[10];
diff --git a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/element.cpp b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/element.cpp
index 8893d6145..74e46c44f 100644
--- a/sources/qetgraphicsitem/element.cpp
+++ b/sources/qetgraphicsitem/element.cpp
@@ -644,6 +644,7 @@ void Element::hoverLeaveEvent(QGraphicsSceneHoverEvent *e) {
  */
 QString Element::assignVariables(QString label, Element *elmt){
 
+	//Titleblock Variables
 	for (int i = 0; i < elmt->diagram()->border_and_titleblock.additionalFields().count(); i++)
 	{
 		QString folio_variable = elmt->diagram()->border_and_titleblock.additionalFields().keys().at(i);
@@ -655,6 +656,19 @@ QString Element::assignVariables(QString label, Element *elmt){
 		}
 	}
 
+	//Project Variables
+	for (int i = 0; i < elmt->diagram()->project()->projectProperties().count(); i++)
+	{
+		QString folio_variable = elmt->diagram()->project()->projectProperties().keys().at(i);
+		QVariant folio_value = elmt->diagram()->project()->projectProperties().operator [](folio_variable);
+
+		if (label.contains(folio_variable)) {
+			label.replace("%{" + folio_variable + "}", folio_value.toString());
+			label.replace("%"  + folio_variable      , folio_value.toString());
+		}
+	}
+
+	//Default Variables
 	label.replace("%f", QString::number(elmt->diagram()->folioIndex()+1));
 	label.replace("%F", elmt->diagram() -> border_and_titleblock.folio());
 	label.replace("%c", QString::number(elmt->diagram() -> convertPosition(elmt -> scenePos()).number()));