Updating Links of OLE-Objects
Ribbon: Insert – Data > 
Update data links
Menu: Edit – OLE-links
Command line: OLELINKS
Update, change and cancel the selected linked OLE-object
Options:
| Links | Contains information about linked objects. The type of information depends on the type of the linked object. To change information about the linked object, select it in the list. |
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| Source | Displays the path to file containing the linked object and the type of this object. |
| Type | Displays the name of application the linked object is created in. |
| Update: Auto | Enables automatic update of the linked object in the current drawing in case of any modifications in the source application. |
| Update: Manual | Enables the request to confirm the need to update links when opening a drawing containing linked objects. |
| Update now | Updates links selected in the list. |
| Open source | Opens the source file and marks its part linked with the current drawing. |
| Change source | Opens the dialog box for selecting files, using which you can specify other source files. If the linked object is a part of the source file (not the whole file is selected), then a line identifying the selected element will appear. |
| Break link | Breaks the link between the linked object and its source file. Further modifications of the source file do not influence on this object in the drawing. |
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