Changing links
WordPerfect lets you update the source of a linked object, or a linked spreadsheet or database inserted as regular text. For example, if you move the source file, you can specify its new location. You can also break a link and keep the current copy of the information in a document. This may be useful if you do not want to update a link with its source file. If the linked information is not needed anymore in a WordPerfect document, you can delete the link and the linked information.
To change the source of a linked object |  |
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Deselect all objects in the document.
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Click Edit
 Links. |
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Choose the object from the Links list box
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Click Change source.
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Choose the drive and folder where the file is stored.
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If you want to view the linked object, click Open source.
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To change the source of a spreadsheet or database linked as regular text | |
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Click between the link markers
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Click Insert
Spreadsheet/Database Edit link. |
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Choose a format from the Data type list box.
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Choose a format for the linked information from the Link as list box.
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Type the path and filename in the Filename box.
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When you change or update a link, you lose formatting made to the data in WordPerfect.
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To break a link and keep the information in a document | |
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Click Edit
Links. |
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Choose a link from the Links list box.
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Click Break link.
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You can break a DDE link by deleting the DDE Link codes in the Reveal Codes window. For more information about Reveal Codes, see “Using Reveal Codes.”
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To delete a link and the linked information | |
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Select a link.
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Click Edit
Cut. |
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You can also delete a link and its linked information by deleting the [Box:Linked Object] code in the Reveal Codes window.
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