Microsoft Applications That Support OLE

 Last reviewed: February 17, 1995
Article ID: Q83022
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft OLE version 1.0

SUMMARY

The following is a list of applications available from Microsoft that support OLE to some degree.

Description of the fields in the table below:

  • Client Embedding: Application supports embedded objects
  • Client Link: Application supports linked objects
  • Server Embedding: Application can create an embedded object
  • Server Link: Application can create a linked object
  • DDE: Application uses dynamic-data exchange (DDE) to 
                         implement the OLE protocol
Each application with an asterisk (*) preceding its name is a mini- server that is bundled with other Microsoft applications, and cannot be purchased by itself. 

                 Client     Client    Server     Server
Application     Embedding    Link    Embedding    Link      DDE
-----------     ---------    ----    ---------    ----      ---

Cardfile            X         X

*Draw 1.0                                X

*Equation Editor                         X

Excel 4.0           X         X          X         X         X

*Graph 3.0                               X                   X

*Note-It                                 X

Paintbrush                               X         X

PowerPoint 2.0      X                                        X

Project 3.0         X         X          X         X

Publisher 1.0       X         X

Sound Recorder                           X         X
Visual Basic Professional 
Toolkit             X
Word for Windows 
2.0                 X         X          X         X
Works for Windows 
2.0 (spreadsheet)                        X         X
Works for Windows 2.0 (word 
processor)          X         X

*WordArt                                 X

Write               X         X

Additional reference words: 1.00
KBCategory: kbole kbprg
KBSubcategory: LeOneCli LeOneSvr

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Last reviewed: February 17, 1995
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