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MDPFB‖You can change or break each link to external files in the current document. You can also update the content of the current file to the most recently saved version of linked external file. This command does not apply to hyperlinks, and is not available if the current document does not contain links to other files.

5H9Hm‖This command can be used with external file links to images and OLE objects (when inserted with a link to an external file).

To access this command...

ebLJB‖From the menu bar:


g3wLZ‖Source file

fB5bD‖Lists the path to the source file. If the path defines a DDE link, relative paths must be preceded with "file:".

grGV5‖Double-click a link in the list to open a file dialog where you can select another object for this link.

xKUrG‖Element

Bdig9‖Lists the application (if known) that last saved the source file.

RgMUJ‖Type

4AYgT‖Lists the file type, such as graphic, of the source file.

i6hcx‖Status

j5wiW‖Lists additional information about the source file.

Ewxtk‖Automatic

xVdv4‖Automatically updates the contents of the link when you open the file. Any changes made in the source file are then displayed in the file containing the link. Linked graphic files can only be updated manually. This option is not available for a linked graphic file.

aoEeS‖The Automatic option is only available for DDE links. You can insert a DDE link by copying the contents from one file and pasting by choosing Edit - Paste Special, and then selecting the Link box. As DDE is a text based linking system, only the displayed decimals are copied into the target sheet.

9uxQK‖Manual

kenCq‖Only updates the link when you click the Update button.

F9APc‖Modify

9DzTG‖Change the source file for the selected link.

gcVUQ‖Break Link

66X9J‖Breaks the link between the source file and the current document. The most recently updated contents of the source file are kept in the current document.

BDoNN‖Update

iDw2U‖Updates the selected link so that the most recently saved version of the linked file is displayed in the current document.

gjFSF‖Close

YCk7o‖Closes the dialog and saves all changes.

note

FQGFG‖When you open a file that contains links, you are prompted to update the links. Depending on where the linked files are stored, the update process can take several minutes to complete.


note

GnBnP‖If you are loading a file that contains DDE links, you are prompted to update the links. Decline the update if you do not want to establish a connection to the DDE server.


warning

pw7zz‖Links to remote locations can be constructed that transmit local data to the remote server. Decline the prompt to update if you do not trust the document.