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    To Monitor Selected Folders for New Drawings

    1. Click Insert tab Linking & Extraction panel Extract Data. Find
    2. On the Define Data Source page, click Add Folder.
    3. In the Add Folder Options dialog box, clear Automatically Include New Drawings Added in This Folder to the Data Extraction.
    4. To monitor subfolders, click Include Subfolders.

    Related Concepts

    • About Selecting Sources for Data Extraction
    • About Selecting Objects for Data Extraction

    Related Reference

    • Commands for Data Extraction

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