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application, you still invoke Object > New OLE Object command, but in this
case, instead of choosing the option Create New in the dialog, you select the
Create from File option.
With this selection, the look of the dialog changes: Instead of the Object Type list,
a File entry field is displayed. Here, enter the full file name of the document file, or
click on the Browse button to bring up a dialog box that will enable you to search
your hard disk for the file.
When you have specified a file and confirmed with OK, the file is inserted as an
OLE object.
When the OLE object is being inserted, Windows checks the file name extension to
see if it is associated with a program that can be started. If the file name extension
is not registered, the embedded file is merely represented by a symbol. On the
other hand, if Windows can relate the file name extension to an OLE-capable
program, the content of the embedded file is displayed.
Creating a link to the original file
The dialog box described above provides an additional option that allows you to
specify whether the object to be inserted from the file should be embedded in or
linked to the document. If you leave the Link option unchecked, TextMaker inserts
a copy of the file into the document as an OLE object and saves this copy in the
document – thus, the object is embedded in the usual way.
On the other hand, if you check the Link option, TextMaker inserts the OLE object
in the form of a link to the original file. In this case, if you should ever modify the
original file with another application and then reopen the TextMaker document that
contains the link to this file, the OLE object will appear modified accordingly –
thus, the OLE object remains linked to the original file.
Editing OLE objects
Tip: To edit an OLE object, simply double click on it. The object will be opened
immediately in its native application, where it can be edited.
Alternatively, you can use the menu to edit an OLE object. Proceed as follows:
1. Click on the OLE object to select it.
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