When you embed information
from another document in a drawing, the information is not updated
when it changes in the source document.
You can embed an object in a drawing by
copying the object to the Clipboard and then pasting it into the
drawing file. For example, you can embed a company logo created
with another application into a drawing.
Drag Objects into a Drawing
You can drag selected data and graphics into
a drawing from another application window. Both applications must
be running and visible on your screen. The other application must
support ActiveX to drag information between applications. Objects
dragged into a drawing are embedded, not linked.
Dragging data is the same as cutting and pasting.
The information is removed from one document and pasted into the
other document. Holding down CTRL while dragging is the same as
copying and pasting in that it creates a copy of the information,
leaving the original document intact.
To embed an OLE object
in a drawing
- Open the document in the source application.
- Copy the information you want to embed
to the Clipboard.
- Open the drawing.
- Click OK.
To create an object in
another application and embed it in a drawing
- Open the drawing.
-
- In the Insert Object dialog box, under
Object Type, select Create New.
- Under Object Type, select an application.
Click OK.
The source application
opens.
- Using the server application, create
the information you want to insert. Save the document.
- On the source application's File menu,
click Exit and Return.
- Close the source application.
The OLE object is embedded in the drawing.
To specify a new height
or width for an OLE object
- Right-click an OLE object. Click Properties.
- In the Properties palette, enter new
values for Width or Height, or enter a percentage for Scale Width
or Scale Height.
NoteWhen Lock Aspect
is set to Yes, if you change either height or width, the other automatically
changes to maintain the current ratio between the two. For example,
if you change height to 50 percent, width automatically changes
to 50 percent. Set Lock Aspect to No if you want to change only height
or only width.
- Click OK to apply changes.
To scale text in an OLE
object according to its font
- Select an OLE object.
- Right-click. Click Text Size.
- In the OLE Text Size dialog box, select
a font.
The OLE Text Font list
contains all of the fonts that appear in the selected OLE object.
- Select a point size.
The OLE Point Size list contains all of the
sizes for the selected font.
- In Text Height, enter a value in drawing
units.
This value is the height
for text in the selected font and point size. For example, if you
select Arial and 10 points, and then enter .5 in Text Height,
all text in the selected OLE object that is currently 10-point Arial changes
to 0.5 drawing units in height. All other text in the object changes
size in relation to the selected font. The size of the OLE object adjusts
to accommodate the new text sizes.
CommandsINSERTOBJ
Inserts a linked or
embedded object.
OLESCALE
Controls the size, scale,
and other properties of a selected OLE object.
OPTIONS
Customizes the program
settings.
OPTIONS
Customizes the program
settings.
PASTECLIP
Pastes objects from
the Clipboard into the current drawing.
PASTESPEC
Pastes objects from
the Clipboard into the current drawing and controls the format of
the data.
System VariablesOLEHIDE
Controls the display
and plotting of OLE objects.
OLEQUALITY
Sets the default plot
quality for OLE objects.
OLESTARTUP
Controls whether the
source application of an embedded OLE object loads when plotting.
