| | What is OLE? Object Linking And Embedding Exchange Technique (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07) |
 | | An 'object' in this context is any piece of information produced in one program which you want to use in another; for example, a drawing from a graphics package that you want to include in a word processor document. |
 | | 'Embedding' is the act of placing the object from one application into the other's document; 'linking' provides an invisible link between the copied object and its original, allowing any changes made to it to appear automatically in the embedded copy. |
 | | In OLE 2, the user need not even be aware that another application has been launched; when the object is selected for editing, the commands and icons of the originating application take the place on screen of those of the destination application, running seamlessly together. |
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