OL2000: Links Command Is Missing from the Edit Menu

ID: Q218235

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Outlook 2000

SYMPTOMS

The Links menu command is missing from the Edit menu of an open item. In Outlook 97, this command was used to update an embedded object in a message.

RESOLUTION

To update the link, right-click the item, click Properties, and then click Update Now on the Link tab.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

In Outlook 97, the Links menu command on the Edit menu allowed you to update an embedded object manually or automatically. You could also open the source file or change the source file. In Outlook 2000, this functionality is found on the Link tab of the object's properties.

Additional query words: OFF2000 OL2K

Keywords : kbdta
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug