Access Methods

 Menu:  Edit OLE LinksNot available in menus in the current workspace

 Command entry: olelinks

List of Options

The following options are displayed.

Links

Lists information about linked objects. The information listed depends on the type of link. To change information for a linked object, select the object.

Source

Displays the path name of the source file and the type of object.

Type

Displays the format type.

Update: Automatic

Updates the link automatically whenever the source changes.

Update: Manual

Prompts you to update a link when you open the document.

Update Now

Updates the selected links.

Open Source

Opens the source file and highlights the portion linked to the AutoCAD drawing.

Change Source

Displays the Change Source dialog box (a standard file dialog box), in which you can specify a different source file. If the source is a selection within a file (instead of the entire file), Item Name displays a string representing the selection.

Break Link

Severs the link between the object and the original file. The object in your drawing is changed to WMF (Windows metafile format), which is not affected by future changes to the original file.