# Editing an Object in the Viewer Window

This section describes how to display and edit the Viewer window outside of the application window.

## Editing a DocuWorks object

Procedure
1.
In the application with the DocuWorks object inserted, select the DocuWorks object, right-click on it with your mouse, and select [Open] on the [DocuWorks Object] menu.
[DocuWorks Viewer] opens in a new window.
2.
After you finished editing, close Viewer.

## Editing a linked object

For a linked DocuWorks document object, do not edit the object itself, but edit the DocuWorks document file of the link source.
If the document of the link source is already open, its window will move to the front. If the document file is being used by another user or being displayed in Viewer Light, a message appears and a duplicate is displayed.
Note
When modifying a duplicate of a linked DocuWorks object, you cannot overwrite the original file nor save it. Instead, close the DocuWorks document, then edit and save it.

## Editing an embedded object

As for the embedded object, when you are editing in the Viewer window opened from the application, the following commands are not displayed:
New, Open, Save, Save As, Send, Image Converter, Recent File, and Exit.
Also, the following special menus are displayed in the [File] menu.
[Update "XXX"]
"XXX" indicates the name of application document where the object was inserted. Use this command to save any changes of the DocuWorks document, and update the displayed content.
[Save Copy As]
Use this command to save the DocuWorks object as a document under a new filename.
[Exit & Return to "XXX"]
"XXX" indicates the name of application document where the object was inserted. Use this command to close the window and finish editing.