SHARING INFORMATION WITH OTHER APPLICATIONS


How can I embed part of a file into a document?
About this task

You can embed part of a file from another application into an IBMŸLotus NotesŸ document. If the application has OLE 2.0 technology you can drag and drop the data into Lotus Notes.

Procedure

1. In the application, select the data you want to embed.

2. Copy it to the clipboard.

3. In Lotus Notes, open the target document in Edit mode.

4. Click in a rich-text field where you want the object to appear.

5. Click Edit -> Paste Special.

6. Click Paste. Paste Special dialog box

7. In the As: box, select the source you copied the data from (for example, if you copied data from LotusŸ1-2-3Ÿ for Windows, select Lotus1-2-3 Workbook).

8. (Optional) Click Display as icon to display the data as an icon.

9. Click OK.


Parent topic: Embedding data in a Lotus Notes document