The OLE option allows images to be embeded into word processors and other applications so that the image and the timing diagram file are linked. Double clicking on the image will launch the timing diagram editor for editing. DataSheet Pro includes the OLE option, and it is also available as an add on to WaveFormer Pro, Timing Diagrammer Pro, VeriLogger, BugHunter and TestBencher Pro. This is a Windows Only Feature.

OLE provides a convenient way to manage timing diagrams which are included in many of your documents, such as word processor files, spreadsheets, and presentation graphics. Then, when you make changes to your timing diagrams, they are automatically updated in the linked or embedded third-party files. This feature greatly simplifies documentation by allowing changes to timing diagrams to be made in only one place.

Embedding allows you to save timing diagrams directly into a 3rd party file. If you have a timing diagram you want to show in a report, for instance, you may embed a copy of your timing diagram file directly into your word processing file. Later, you can open the word processing file and edit the embedded image by double-clicking on it, which re-launches WaveFormer for further editing. As you edit the timing diagram, changes are automatically shown in the embedded image in your report. You can embed as many diagrams as you want in a given document.

With Linking, a single timing diagram file can be connected to many documents which need to include it. Unlike OLE embedding, the timing diagram is stored into a separate file and the 3rd party file contains a link to the timing diagram file. For instance, if you’re working on a report and a presentation and want to show the same timing diagram in both documents, you simply link each document to the desired timing diagram file. This way, any changes you make later in the timing diagram file will be updated automatically in both your report and presentation. You may link your timing diagram to as many other documents as you like, and you can include the same link multiple times in a single document.

When OLE option is enabled it turns the timing diagram editor into an OLE Server. This means that timing diagrams can be linked to or embedded within other applications. These applications, in turn, are known as OLE Clients since they make use of the server’s features. Many of the more popular programs, like MS Word and FrameMaker, work as OLE clients. OLE is a Windows-only feature, and is not supported by UNIX X-Windows systems.

To embed or link a timing diagram into a 3rd party application:

The Print dialog controls which objects get rendered for OLE objects:

The print dialog controls which objects in the timing diagram get rendered, the print time range, and whether a border box or a time line is included or not. See Section 7.5: Printing for more information on this dialog.