/text/shared/01/02180000.xhp opening;documents with links links; updating specific links updating; links, on opening links; opening files with MW changed "opening;..." Edit Links Lets you edit the properties of each link in the current document, including the path to the source file. This command is not available if the current document does not contain links to other files.

When you open a file that contains links, you are prompted to update the links. Depending on where the linked files are stored, the update process can take several minutes to complete. If you are loading a file that contains DDE links, you are prompted to update the links. Decline the update if you do not want to establish a connection to the DDE server. Double-click a link in the list to open a file dialog where you can select another object for this link. When you open a file by an URL from the Windows file dialog, Windows will open a local copy of the file, located in the Internet Explorer cache. The %PRODUCTNAME file dialog opens the remote file. Source file Lists the path to the source file. Element Lists the application (if known) that last saved the source file. Type Lists the file type, such as graphic, of the source file. Status Lists additional information about the source file. Automatic Automatically updates the contents of the link when you open the file. Any changes made in the source file are then displayed in the file containing the link. Linked graphic files can only be updated manually. This option is not available for a linked graphic file. The Automatic option is only available for DDE links. You can insert a DDE link by copying the contents from one file and pasting by choosing Edit - Paste Special, and then selecting the Link box. As DDE is a text based linking system, only the displayed decimals are copied into the target sheet.removed Calc switch: this feature can be used wherever a cell area can be pasted: everywhere Manual Only updates the link when you click the Update button. Update Updates the selected link so that the most recently saved version of the linked file is displayed in the current document. Modify Change the source file for the selected link. Break Link Breaks the link between the source file and the current document. The most recently updated contents of the source file are kept in the current document.