Link to shared content in the visualization folder

You can link an object to content in the Visualization folder. Content can be a graphic, a layout or an external content object.

To link to an existing content item in the Visualization folder:

1. In the Content pane, select the Link Content button .

   The Galaxy Browser opens. Select an existing graphic, layout, or external content object from the Visualization folder.

2. In the Details pane, edit the default name of the content as needed. The edited name applies only to the object to which it is linked. The name of the content item remains unchanged in the Visualization folder. You can also add a description .

   Note: If you choose to link to the same content item more than once, it is automatically renamed within the object with an incremental number appended to the original name. Its name in the Visualization folder is not changed, and is displayed in brackets in the following format: OriginalName1 [OriginalName]. In most cases, linking to the same item more than once is not an efficient use of an Object Wizard.

3. Optional: To edit the linked content, select the Edit button to open the Graphic Editor (for graphics), the Layout Editor (for layouts), or the External Content Editor (for external content items). Any change you make to the linked content item changes the configuration of the content, and the change affects any object that links to the item.

   Note: Editing protected graphics, such as graphics contained in the Situational Awareness Library, is not permitted. If you edit an item in the Visualization folder, the changes will affect every object that links to the item.