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7. Make a new *.eps fi le with the same fi le name ( building.eps ).

8. Go back into PageMaker and click Links Manager… in the File drop-

down menu. The Links Manager dialog appears (Fig. 10.5). Against the
name of the building.eps fi le name is a dash and a note at the bottom of
the dialog explaining that changes have taken place in the drawing from
which the *eps had been derived. Click the Update button and when the
document reappears the drawing in PageMaker no longer includes the
erased title.

Fig. 10.5 The Links Manager dialog of PageMaker

N o t e s

1. This is Object Linking and Embedding ( OLE ). Changes in the
AutoCAD drawing saved as an *eps fi le are linked to the drawing
embedded in another application document, so changes made in the
AutoCAD drawing are refl ected in the PageMaker document.

2. There is actually no need to use the Links Manager because if the
fi le from PageMaker is saved with the old *eps fi le in place, when
it is reopened the fi le will have changed to the redrawn AutoCAD
drawing, without the erased title.

DXF (data exchange format) i les

The *.DXF format was originated by Autodesk (publishers of AutoCAD),
but is now in general use in most CAD (Computer Aided Design) software.