Accessing the Source of a Document Link

When you have information from other applications linked in your document, you may find it helpful to pull up the source of the link and review the material in that application. Word makes this easy through any of the following methods, each of which will work in versions of Word up through Word 2003:

• Double-click on the linked item.
• Choose Links from the Edit menu, select a link in the Links dialog box and then click on Open Source.
• Choose the linked item, choose Linked Object from the Edit menu (the last menu item), and then choose Open Link from the resulting submenu.

If you are using Word 2007, then these methods will work:

• Double-click on the linked item.
• Click the Office button and then click Prepare. Click Edit Links to Files, and then select a link in the list of available links. Click on Open Source.
• Right-click on the linked item, choose Linked Object from the resulting Context menu (the actual wording of the option may vary, depending on the nature of the link), and then choose Open Link from the resulting submenu.