LinkType (Embedded Object Alternate Image Request)

This element specifies the type of image which shall be requested from an embedded object's host application when the contents of a linked image are updated within a document. When linked images are stored in documents, the only items stored in the document are an image representation and a link to the source. This element specifies the type of image which shall be requested from the source on update.

[Note: The formats available may vary based on the type of embedded object - this information is typically queried from the embedded object's application before it is stored. This setting may be omitted, and is usually stored for performance reasons, so it is not queried on each update of the linked object. end note]

The possible values for this element are defined by the ST_OLELinkType simple type (§6.2.3.17).

Parent Elements

OLEObject (§6.2.2.19)