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Edit Linked Documents
To develop the contents of a linked document, you use the Linked Document Editor. This provides a frame for working on the document, using a wide range of convenient features from the Document Edit Ribbon. These features help you in formatting and editing the document, and adding links from and references to the content of the document. Some editor facilities are duplicated in a right-click context menu for convenience.
Access
Select an element in the Project Browser, Diagram List, Package Browser, Specification Manager, Model Search or diagram, then use any of the methods outlined here to open the Linked Document.
Ribbon |
Show > Window > Document Start > Windows > Document Design > Element > Manage > Edit Linked Document |
Context Menu |
Right-click | (Edit) Linked Document |
Keyboard Shortcuts |
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Other |
From the Notes window or from the 'Notes' field of the element 'Properties' dialog, click on the icon on the Notes toolbar. |
Option Descriptions
The Linked Document Editor option descriptions are grouped according to the actions you are performing.
Actions |
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Creating and importing documents |
File Control |
Configuring the editor page display and formatting tools shown |
Editor Tool Display Options |
Incorporating stylesheets, special texts and Tables of Contents Managing the base styles in the Normal.rtf style template file |
The Normal.rtf Style Template Styles, Special Texts & Table of Contents |
Moving through, searching and selecting text |
Scroll, Search and Select Text |
Formatting characters and text strings |
Format Text |
Formatting paragraphs and text blocks |
Format Paragraphs |
Inserting tab points |
Set Tabs |
Inserting sections, columns and page breaks, and repaginating |
Manage Page Breaks Define Document Sections |
Inserting and editing page headers and footers, and footnotes and endnotes |
Insert Headers, Footers, Footnotes and Endnotes |
Inserting tables |
Create Tables |
Inserting hyperlinks |
Hyperlink From Linked Document Insert Reference Links Create Element From Document |
Inserting images, OLE objects, frames and drawing objects |
Insert Images, Objects and Frames |
Printer setup and printing documents |
Print Report Documents |
Checking spelling and use of words |
Checking Text |
Tracking, accepting and rejecting changes to text |
Track Changes |
Protecting document text from accidental change |
Protect Document Contents |
Create and refer to definitions of Glossary terms in the Project Glossary (using the 'Create | Glossary Definition' menu option) |
Project Glossary View |
Notes
- To undo one or more immediately previous edits, press , or select the 'Undo' context menu option; you can still undo a change
even after you have saved the change
- To redo one or more immediately previous undone edits, press , or select the 'Redo' context menu option