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Edit OLE Objects in Drawings
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To edit a linked drawing from within the destination application

  1. Open the document that contains the linked drawing (for example, a Microsoft Word file).
  2. Double-click the linked drawing.

    The drawing opens.

  3. Modify the drawing as necessary.
  4. To save the changes to the drawing, click File menu Save.To save the changes to the drawing, at the Command prompt, enter qsave.
  5. To return to the destination application, click File menu Exit.To return to the destination application, at the Command prompt, enter quit.

    The drawing is changed in all documents that have links to it.

    How the link is updated depends on the destination application. Some applications support automatic updating of links; others require manual updating of links.