Editing Object Linking and Embedding (section)

==Interoperability==
Use of OLE objects limits interoperability, because these objects are not widely supported in programs for viewing or editing files outside of Microsoft Windows (e.g., embedding of other files inside the file, such as tables or charts from a spreadsheet application in a text document or presentation file).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.linux.com/news/foss-word-processors-compared-ooo-writer-abiword-and-kword/ |title=FOSS word processors compared: OOo Writer, AbiWord, and KWord |first=Bruce |last=Byfield |website=Linux.com |publisher=The Linux Foundation |date=2005-08-23 |access-date=2020-09-29 |archive-date=2020-11-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106120307/https://www.linux.com/news/foss-word-processors-compared-ooo-writer-abiword-and-kword/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.linux.com/news/sharing-files-between-openofficeorg-and-microsoft-office/ |title= Sharing files between OpenOffice.org and Microsoft Office |first= Bruce |last= Byfield |website= Linux.com |publisher= The Linux Foundation |date= 2005-07-28 |access-date= 2020-09-29 |archive-date= 2020-11-06 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201106212632/https://www.linux.com/news/sharing-files-between-openofficeorg-and-microsoft-office/ |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.linux.com/news/softmaker-office-2008-focuses-compatibility-microsoft-office/ |title= SoftMaker Office 2008 focuses on compatibility with Microsoft Office |first= Mayank |last= Sharma |website= Linux.com |publisher= The Linux Foundation |date= 2008-11-20 |access-date= 2020-09-29 |archive-date= 2020-11-06 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201106155004/https://www.linux.com/news/softmaker-office-2008-focuses-compatibility-microsoft-office/ |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |url= http://pacsec.jp/psj06/psj06lagadec-e.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722122720/http://pacsec.jp/psj06/psj06lagadec-e.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-22 |url-status=live |title= OpenOffice / OpenDocument and Microsoft Office 2007 / Open XML security |first= Philippe |last= Lagadec |date= 2006-11-30 |journal= PacSec 2006 Conference |access-date= 2020-09-29}}</ref> If software that understands an OLE object is not available, the object is usually replaced by a picture (bitmap representation of the object) or not displayed at all.<ref>{{cite newsgroup | url= https://groups.google.com/g/microsoft.public.win32.programmer.ole/c/SgmIED_cH98/m/DN2IhbB9rScJ |title= RE: OLE object - bitmap representation? |first= Rhett |last=Gong |newsgroup=microsoft.public.win32.programmer.ole |message-id= iZFkEiesFHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGXA01.phx.gbl |date= 2005-09-05 |access-date=2020-09-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.codeproject.com/KB/edit/COleRichEditCtrl.aspx |title= A Rich Edit Control That Displays Bitmaps and Other OLE Objects |first= Mike |last= O'Neill |website= Code Project |date= 2005-02-09 |access-date= 2020-09-29 |archive-date= 2011-12-31 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111231051214/http://www.codeproject.com/KB/edit/COleRichEditCtrl.aspx |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://support.microsoft.com/kb/123151 |title= ACC: Why OLE Objects Cause Databases to Grow |website=Microsoft |date= 2007-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215071449/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/123151 |archive-date= 2008-02-15}}</ref>