When the focus in an MDI server changes from a window in which an embedded object was activated to a window in which a document that does not contain an embedded object is being edited, the Update command should change back to Save.A server for linked and embedded objects is any application that can be used to edit an object when the OLE libraries inform it that the user of a client application has activated the object. (Some servers can use verbs other than Edit to work with an object.) Although client applications implement many changes to the user interface to support OLE, the user interface does not change significantly for server applications.
OLE servers typically implement changes to the following commands in the Edit menu. (Although this user interface is not mandatory, it is recommended for consistency with existing OLE applications.)
| Command | Description |
| Cut | Transfers data from the application to the clipboard, deleting the data from the source document. A client application can use this data to create an embedded object. |
| Copy | Transfers a copy of the data from the application to the clipboard. A client application can use this data to create an embedded object and may be able to establish a link to the source document. |
Some menu items change names or behave differently when a server is started
as part of activating an object from within a compound document. The exact
behavior of the server depends on whether the server supports the multiple document interface (MDI).
When an embedded object is edited or played by a multiple-instance server—that is, a server that does not support the multiple document interface (MDI), the Save command on the File menu should change to Update. (This change does not occur when a server starts for a linked object.) When the user chooses the Update command, the object in the client is updated but the focus remains with the server window. To close the server window, the user chooses the Exit command.
When the user chooses the Save As, New, or Open command, the application should display a warning message asking the user whether to update the object in the compound document before performing the action. The New and Open commands break the link between the client and server applications. The Save As command also breaks the link between the client and server if the server was editing an embedded object.
The same rules for updating objects from multiple-instance servers apply to single-instance (MDI) servers, with the following differences:
When the focus in an MDI server changes from a window in which an embedded object was activated to a window in which a document that does not contain an embedded object is being edited, the Update command should change back to Save.
When the user chooses the New or Open command, the window containing the embedded object remains open. (This eliminates the need to prompt the user to update the object.)