Share Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn To Edit an Xref in a Separate Window Click View tab Palettes panel External References Palette. Find In the External References palette, select the xref that you want to edit. Right-click and choose Open. The source file for the selected xrefs opens in a new window, where you can edit, save, and close the drawing. Related Concepts About Editing a Referenced Drawing in a Separate WindowAbout Editing Selected Objects in Referenced Drawings and BlocksAbout Saving Back Edited References Related Tasks To Edit a Nested Xref in a Separate WindowTo Edit Xref or Block References in Place Related Reference Commands for Editing External References