Linking and embedding objects
Quattro Pro lets you use Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) to import and export projects and objects. Object linking and embedding works through two client-server protocols: OLE and Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE). DDE allows two applications running simultaneously to interact.
This version of Quattro Pro supports OLE 2.0 as a container (client) and server. Quattro Pro also acts as a client and server for OLE 1.0 and DDE. Several Quattro Pro macros can help application developers initiate and conduct DDE exchanges or “conversations.” Application developers can use Quattro Pro macro commands and other features to create and control OLE objects in other applications that support OLE automation as a client.
In Quattro Pro, you can link to an object in another application. For example, you can create a link to a graphic in CorelDRAW, a bitmap in Corel PHOTO-PAINT, a memo in WordPerfect, or a slide in Presentations.
When you link a file, the information resides in the source file, and a linked copy of the source file exists in the notebook. When information changes in the source application, it is automatically updated in the notebook. You may want to link to a file for a large object such as a bitmap, especially when it is used several places in a notebook, to keep the notebook file size at a minimum. Linking large objects makes the file size smaller because the object is stored in the source file, not in the file.
You can embed objects. When you embed an object, a copy of the object is inserted into the notebook. The copy remains separate from the original object. Objects in Quattro Pro can also be copied to other applications.
OLE objects can be resized to fit the constraints of a notebook. For additional information, see “Troubleshooting with OLE.”
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Select the cell where you want to link an object.
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Click Insert
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Enable the Create from file option.
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Click Browse.
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Choose the drive and folder where the object is stored.
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Double-click the filename.
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Enable the Link check box.
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If you want to display the object as an icon, enable the Display as icon check box.
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To embed an object | |
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Select the cell where you want to embed an object.
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Click Insert
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Enable the Create from file option.
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Click Browse.
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Choose the drive and folder where the object is stored.
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Double-click the filename.
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If you want to display the object as an icon, enable the Display as icon check box.
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You can also embed an object in another application by dragging. Select an object in Quattro Pro. Hold down Shift, and drag the object to the application window.
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To copy an object to another application | |
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Select an object in Quattro Pro.
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Click Edit
Copy. |
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Open the destination application.
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In the destination application, select the Paste special option, and choose a Quattro Pro format.
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To resize an OLE object | |
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Right-click an OLE object, and click Properties.
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Click the OLE tab.
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Disable the Automatic resizing check box.
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Drag the borders of the OLE object to the required size.
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