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Edit OLE Objects in Drawings
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To edit a linked drawing in the source application

  1. Start the program and open the linked drawing.
  2. Modify the drawing and view as necessary.
  3. To save the changes to the drawing, click File menu Save.To save the changes to the drawing, at the Command prompt, enter qsave.
  4. Update the link in the destination document if necessary.

    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.