LINK classname "filename" [placereference] [switches] |
Links information you copied from another application to the original source file using OLE. |
| classname | The application type of the linked information For example, for a Microsoft Excel chart, ClassName is "ExcelChart." Word determines this information from the source application. |
| filename | The name and location of the source file If the location includes a long file name with spaces, enclose it in quotation marks Replace single backslashes with double backslashes to specify the path, for example: "C:\\MSOffice\\Excel\\Rfp\\Budget.xls" |
| placereference | Identifies the portion of the source file that's being linked If the source file is a Microsoft Excel workbook, the reference can be a cell reference or a named range If the source file is a Word document, the reference is a bookmark. |
| switches | |
| \a | Updates the LINK field automatically. |
| \b | Inserts the linked object as a bitmap. |
| \d | Graphic data isn't stored with the document, thus reducing the file size. |
| \f | Causes the linked object to update its formatting in a particular way determined by the parameter |
| \h | Inserts the linked object as HTML format text. |
| \p | Inserts the linked object as a picture. |
| \r | Inserts the linked object in rich-text format (RTF). |
| \t | Inserts the linked object in text-only format. |
| REMARKS |
| * Microsoft Word inserts this field when you copy information from another application and use the Paste Special command (Edit menu) to paste it into a Word document. * If you want to have manual updating do not include the \a switch. * For the Microsoft documentation refer to support.microsoft.com |
Examples |
| { LINK Excel.Sheet.8 "C:\\My Documents\\Profits.xls" "Sheet1!R1C1:R4C4" \a \p } { LINK Excel.Sheet.8 "\\\\intranet.company.com\\location\Workbook.xlsx" "Sheet1![Workbook.xlsx] Sheet1 Chart2" \p } { LINK Excel.Sheet.12 } |
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