# About OLE Annotations

You can use the OLE function to paste an OLE object created in another application as an annotation.
There are 2 types of OLE annotations:
Linked OLE annotation
An OLE annotation linked to a file. When the source file is modified, the change is reflected in the pasted OLE annotation. Similarly, when you modify the OLE annotation, the change is reflected in the source file.
Embedded OLE annotation
An OLE annotation which is created by directly embedding an OLE object of the source file in the DocuWorks document. Even if the source file is modified, the change is not reflected in the pasted OLE annotation. You must directly edit the OLE annotation to apply any changes.