SHARING INFORMATION WITH OTHER APPLICATIONS
OLE lets you link or embed data from other applications, such as a Lotus 1-2-3® chart, Word Pro® document, or Freelance Graphics® presentation, in an IBM® Notes® document. The collection of data you embed is an object.
You can embed or link part of a file or a whole file. You can also embed an object in a Notes document and use the object's application to enter data in Notes. For example, if you have 1-2-3, you could create a blank 1-2-3 spreadsheet object and enter 1-2-3 spreadsheet data in a Notes document.
Using Notes applications as object libraries
Using templates that were installed with Notes, you can create a Microsoft Office Library or SmartSuite® Library application where you, or others in your organization, can create OLE objects with Microsoft Office or SmartSuite applications.
Creating links to other applications or data You can create links to data in other applications; to other IBM Notes documents, views and applications; or to embedded objects by creating a linked OLE object in a rich-text field.
Related concepts Embedding data in a Notes document