21.3. Working with Linked and Embedded Objects

Linking or embedding information into another file is just the beginning. Linked and embedded objects are incredibly versatile, and this section shows you all the things you can do with them. Most of the time, you want the information in linked and embedded objects to be visible at all times, but these objects can just as easily keep a low profile as icons until you want to see what they have to show. Like other elements in files, you can move or resize objects—for instance, to get them out of the way of task bars in a Gantt Chart or graphics on a Visio diagram. And the whole point of inserting a linked or embedded object instead of a picture is to edit it at some point. For linked and embedded objects to work, you need to know how to manage links between files, and this section explains that as well.

Linked and embedded objects work like many other elements in your files. You can select them, move them around, change their size, and delete them. Here's how: