Linking and Embedding Presentation Objects

23.08.2021

Inserting a link from a presentation object created in the project database into the document

1.Use your mouse to drag the object from the Object List directly to the location in the document where you want it to appear.

2.Position the object and adjust its size.

3.If the object covers multiple pages and you do not want virtual blank pages added to the document, then you need to select the document collection and in the Properties window set the Insert pages property to False.

Embedding a New Presentation Object into the Document

1.In the Object List, select the data sets that you want displayed in the object.

2.Click in the window of the open document.

3.Select the desired object on the Insert tab of the ribbon

4.Position the object and adjust its size.

5.If the object covers multiple pages and you do not want virtual blank pages added to the document, then you need to select the document collection and in the Properties window set the Insert pages property to False.

Displaying a Data Set in a New Embedded Diagram

Drag the data set from the Object List to the position in the document where the diagram is to be placed. Depending on the data structure of the data set, there are various display options from which you can choose. A new embedded diagram is created in which the data set is displayed as a curve.

Embedding a Copy of an Existing Presentation Object into the Document

1.While holding down the CTRL button, use your mouse to drag the object from the Object List or from another document directly to the location in the document where you want it to appear.

2.Position the object and adjust its size.

3.If the object covers multiple pages and you do not want virtual blank pages added to the document, then you need to select the document collection and in the Properties window set the Insert pages property to False.

Move an Existing Presentation Objects into the Document

1.Use your mouse to drag the object from another document directly to the location in the document where you want it to appear. To switch from one document window to another document in the background, briefly point the mouse on its title to move it to the foreground.

2.Position the object and adjust its size.

3.If the object covers multiple pages and you do not want virtual blank pages added to the document, then you need to select the document collection and in the Properties window set the Insert pages property to False.

Note:   If you want to copy or move an object from a worksheet, you have to use the clipboard.

See Also

Document

Presentation Objects

Virtual Blank Pages

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