How can I edit an embedded object?
About this task
You can edit an embedded OLE object's data by launching the original application from IBM® Notes®. If you're using Windows®, and the original application supports OLE 2.0, you can also edit in-place using the application's commands and toolbar directly in Notes®.
How can I edit an embedded OLE object in the original application (out-of-place)?
Procedure
- With the document in Edit mode, highlight the object (single-click).
- Click .
- Edit the data in the original application.
- Click (or the application's command equivalent).
- To save the new data in Notes®, click .
How can I edit an embedded OLE object in Notes (in-place)?
You can edit in-place if the source application supports OLE2.
Procedure
- With the document in Edit mode, double-click the object.
- Edit the data.The IBM® Notes® menu bar contains commands provided by the server application (as well as the Notes® File commands). You can use the server application's commands and toolbar to edit the data directly in Notes®.
- Click anywhere in the document outside the object.
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To save the new data in Notes®,click .
Note: If an OLE2 object is very large (for example, a spreadsheet containing several hundred lines), it's best not to edit the object in-place. Instead, click the object and click . Then edit the object in the application's window.