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File Browser » Link/Append from Library panel

Link/Append from Library panel

This panel appears during a Info » File » Link (CtrlAltO) or a Info » File » Append (⇧ ShiftF1) operation.

It provides options for linking or appending data from an external blend file:

Relative Path: the path to the external library will be stored as relative for the imported objects if this option is checked. Otherwise it will be absolute. It is checked by default.
Link is checked when we want to link or unchecked if we want to append. Its default state depends on the choosen operation.
When Select is checked, all imported objects will be selected, deselecting the rest. It is checked by default.
Active Layer: the imported objects will go to the active layer(s) if this option is checked (by default). Otherwise they will go to layer 1.
Instance Groups: if this option is checked, an empty object will be created for every imported group, so that an instance of that group is activated on its corresponding empty. It is only checked by default in case of linking.