On Sat, 2006-04-15 at 01:17 -0400, James wrote: > On 4/14/2006 9:50 PM Ross Johnson spoke: > > On Thu, 2006-04-13 at 21:03 -0400, James wrote: > >> Someone sent me an xls attachment that opens in OOo Calc fine but an > >> image in it shows up as a broken link in Excel. > >> I wonder why Excel does that. > > > > Calc can also insert files as links only, instead of embedding, with > > presumably the same result. But it's not the default option - and > > possibly isn't in Excel either. > > > > It's a handy option if you want to be able to change the image (or other > > document or file) later, and have the linking document update > > automatically. But the document isn't readily transportable. A generated > > PDF will be, however. > > > > Ross > > If it is a link, why would it show up in Calc but not Excel?
Ahh. I misread what you said. I don't know then. Is it possible that the image is embedded but has a URL link associated with it that Excel can't resolve? Maybe Calc doesn't try, or fails silently? ?? --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
