Information from an external file (such as a spreadsheet or word processing document) can be added to a note in the Engineer’s Notebook. You can embed the content of the external file in a comment or add a link to the file.
- Select a comment box and click to place the insertion point.
- Right-click and select Insert New Object from the menu.
- Choose the options to achieve the appropriate result:
- To create a new external file, select the file type, then select Create New and Display As Icon. The application opens so that you can create the file. The new file is embedded in the note.
- To embed the content of an existing file, select Create from File then click Browse to find the file. After the content is added to the comment in Engineer’s Notebook, you can make changes that do not affect the source file.
- To link to an existing file, select Create from File, select Link, and then click Browse to find the file. After the file is added to the comment in Engineer’s Notebook, you can make changes that also change the source file.
- To create a shortcut to an existing file, select Create from File, Link, and Display as Icon, and then click Browse to find the file.