Create OLE Objects

Use the Insert Graphic Object dialog to insert an OLE (Object linking and embedding) object, which means "link and embed external files from other applications". Which files you can embed using OLE depends upon the program source in which the foreign file was created. As a general rule, all modern Windows programs (e.g. Excel files) can be embedded using the OLE data exchange component. The advantage of inserting OLE-objects is that embedded files can be subsequently modified in the original program.

Ways to access

Select Insert Graphic on the Insert toolbar and click any position in a time-distance cell. In the Insert Graphic Object dialog, choose the Insert OLE Object option and click OK.

Steps

Add an OLE Object

Select 'Insert Graphic' from the Insert Toolbar.
Position the mouse, press the left mouse button and move the mouse with the pressed button to create a rectangle.
The dialog 'Insert Graphic Object' appears.
Select 'Insert OLE Object'.
Press OK and the windows dialog to insert OLE objects appears.
click the button Search and select the required file.
- Embed - Adds the content of the file as a copy in Tilos, so that it can be edited within the program that it was created in.
- Link - Adds the content of the file as a link to the original in Tilos. Changes done from Tilos change the original file.
- As Symbol - Shows only the symbol instead of the file contents. Open the file using the symbol and the original file can be edited.
Confirm the dialog with OK.
Use the handles to edit the position of the graphic file with the mouse.
Use the tabs OLE Object and Position in the Details Toolbar to edit the graphic file created.

Open an OLE Object for editing

Right-click to open directly on the selected Object in the Working Window.

Double-click the tab OLE Editor within the Preview.

Connect an OLE Object to an Activity

Select the OLE object.
Click and drag the yellow/red Pin Point onto an existing activity until the mouse cursor changes to a large anchor symbol.
Let go of the mouse button.

Set defaults for creating objects

Select an object from the Insert Toolbar, defaults can be set before drawing in the Preset Toolbar.

These settings will however be used for all objects. Select an object from the object toolbar, templates can be set before drawing in the Object Area. These settings are however used as a template for all other objects.

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