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Field codes: Embed field

Applies to: Microsoft Office Word 2003

{ EMBED ClassName [Switches] }

Inserts an object created in another application that supports OLE (OLE: A program-integration technology that you can use to share information between programs. All Office programs support OLE, so you can share information through linked and embedded objects.). Microsoft Word inserts the EMBED field when you insert objects — such as Microsoft Excel worksheet objects — by using the Object command (Insert menu), the Paste Special command (Edit menu), or a toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, press ALT and then SHIFT+F10.) button.

The EMBED field isn't available in the Field dialog box, and you cannot manually insert the field. However, you can directly modify switches in an existing EMBED field.

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ClassName

The name of the container application, such as Microsoft Excel. You cannot modify this instruction.

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\* MERGEFORMAT

Applies the sizing and cropping of the previous result to the new result. To preserve previously applied sizing and cropping when you update the field, don't delete this switch from the field.

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The following field displays a Microsoft Graph object embedded (embed: To insert information created in one program, such as a chart or an equation, into another program. After the object is embedded, the information becomes part of the document. Any changes you make to the object are reflected in the document.) in a document:

{ EMBED MSGraph.Chart.8 \* MERGEFORMAT }