[Solved] Graphic links in text or spreadsheet document

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fiaafnr
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[Solved] Graphic links in text or spreadsheet document

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I have this problem - I cut and paste a table which contains graphics and text from the internet. OO sets up links to the graphics which have to be downloaded every time I scroll graphics that are out of view into view. It continuously bogs down the computer making the document useless. Even when saving, it saves the links and not the graphics.

A workaround I have discovered is to then export the doc as a PDF - this PDF is a standalone table of graphics and text as I expect and I can scroll thru it endlessly without bogdown.

Does anyone know a way to make OO not set up graphics download links but actually store the graphics inside the document itself, like a stand-alone, not requiring the internet to show the graphics every time?

I've searched everywhere and can't figure it out. Thank you for any help!
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Hagar Delest
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Re: Graphic links in text or spreadsheet document

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Hi and welcome to the forum!

If you paste them from the web, then before closing the file, go to the Edit>Links menu and break the links to embed the pics into the document.

Please add [Solved] at the beginning of the title in your first post (top of the topic) with the *EDIT button if your issue has been fixed.
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Re: Graphic links in text or spreadsheet document

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I might have solved my issue - under Edit Links, selecting all links and breaking them seems to make it standalone with all graphics. But for my test doc of 44 small graphics, it took near 2min to break the links. uggg. so slow. My real doc has over 200 graphics. Guess I'll start the link break right before bed and when I wake in 8hrs, it will prob still be running (not really, but oh the waiting is not fun)

Still curious if this is the only way. Love to hear your opinions!
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Re: [Solved] Graphic links in text or spreadsheet document

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I think it is the only way. AOO is not good at retrieving the files from the web. Don't know if LibreOffice is better at the job.
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Re: [Solved] Graphic links in text or spreadsheet document

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Thanks Hagar Delest! that is what I needed! Rock on.
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