To link objects
If you want an object to be updated when it changes in the original
document, you can create a link to the object. The Canvas document
from which you copy objects to be linked must have been saved
before you copy the objects.
Note: Not all OLE programs support OLE linking.
1
Select the objects to link and choose Copy in the Edit menu.
2
Switch to the document where you want to paste the linked
object and choose Paste Special in the Edit menu.
3
In the dialog box, Canvas Drawing format is selected and you
can click Paste Link to link the object.
To manage linked objects
You can use the Links command to check the source file of a linked
object and repair a broken link if a source file has been moved.
1
Select a linked object in a document.
2
Choose Links in the Edit menu. The Links dialog box displays
the link type and update method. To change the update method,
choose the Automatic or Manual option.
3
Use the buttons to update or change the linked object:
To update the object from its source, click Update Now.
To open the source document, click Open Source.
To select a different source document, click Change Source.
To remove the link so changes to the source do not affect
the linked object, click Break Link.
Differences between linking and embedding
When you insert an object into a Canvas document, or insert an
object from Canvas into another programs document, you create an
association between the object and its application. Linking and
embedding create different types of associations.
Linking When you link an object, the object remains in the file
where it was created. Only a link (reference) to the source object
winds up in the document, which makes linking an efficient method
of storing commonly-used objects and files. Linking makes a
dynamic connection between an object and all documents in which it