Microsoft Project 2013: The Missing Manual

Working with Linked and Embedded Objects

Linking or embedding information into another file is just the beginning. Linked and embedded objects are incredibly versatile, and this section explains all the things you can do with them.

Most of the time, you want the information in linked and embedded objects to be visible at all times, but these objects can just as easily keep a low profile as icons until you want to see what they have to show. Like other elements in files, you can move and resize objects—for instance, to get them out of the way of task bars in a Gantt Chart view or graphics on a Visio diagram. And the whole point of inserting a linked or embedded object instead of a picture is to edit it at some point. To get the most out of linked and embedded objects, you need to know how to manage the objects you insert as well as the links between files. This section explains all that.

Linked and embedded objects work like many other elements in your files. You can select them, move them around, change their size, and delete them. Here’s how:

• Resize an object. When you select an object by clicking it, resize handles appear at each of its corners and at the middle of each side. You can drag these handles to change the size of the object. To change the object’s dimensions while maintaining its proportions, drag a handle at one of the corners (the pointer changes to an angled two-headed arrow). To change the size in only one dimension, drag a handle at the middle of a side (the pointer ...