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Embedded objects

Create Object dialog [Object menu]

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Use the
Create Object
 dialog to create embedded objects for a FileCabinet CS drawer using any application installed on your computer that supports Active Document Interface. Examples of such applications are Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
To open this dialog, choose
Object
Create New
.

Fields & buttons

Drawer ID
From the drop-down list, choose the drawer ID or drawer name for the drawer that contains the folders in which you will store the embedded object, or choose
<<Select multiple drawers>>
 to store the embedded object in multiple drawers.
note
To view drawers by name instead of ID, choose
Setup
User Preferences
Drawer List
 tab, and mark the
Present drawers sorted by name
 checkbox.
Object Type
Shows all applications installed on your computer that support Active Document Interface. You can embed objects that are created in any of these applications into the storage folders of any FileCabinet CS drawer.
Object name
Use this field to enter a name for the embedded object. This name appears in the storage folders in a given drawer. By default, this field contains the name of the object type selected above.
Undo button
Undo button with a left pointing arrow Use this button to revert to the name originally assigned to the current document, image, or object. This button is enabled only when you have entered a name other than the default name.
Add to list button
Add to list button shows a yellow plus sign Use this button to save the current document, image, or object name to a custom list.
Document folders
Mark the checkbox next to each storage folder in which you want to store the embedded object for the selected drawer.
note
Folders used in the current drawer appear at the top of the folder list, followed by a separator line, and then followed by the list of remaining folders (those not currently used in the drawer).

This article applies to:

  • PRODUCT: FileCabinet CS