|Publication number||US7356537 B2|
|Application number||US 10/164,960|
|Publication date||8 Apr 2008|
|Filing date||6 Jun 2002|
|Priority date||6 Jun 2002|
|Also published as||CA2431104A1, CA2431104C, CN1495609A, CN1495609B, EP1376338A2, EP1376338A3, US8706708, US20030229608, US20080046812|
|Publication number||10164960, 164960, US 7356537 B2, US 7356537B2, US-B2-7356537, US7356537 B2, US7356537B2|
|Inventors||Jeff Reynar, Paul Broman, Joe Keng Yap|
|Original Assignee||Microsoft Corporation|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (106), Non-Patent Citations (99), Referenced by (40), Classifications (11), Legal Events (5)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
This invention relates to the provision of contextually sensitive tools and help content in computer-generated documents.
Computer software applications allow users to create a variety of documents to assist them in work, education, and leisure. For example, popular word processing applications allow users to create letters, articles, books, memoranda, and the like. Spreadsheet programs allow users to store, manipulate, print, and display a variety of alpha-numeric data. Such applications have a number of well-known strengths, including rich editing, formatting and calculation.
However, documents created by such software applications do not provide users with contextually sensitive tools, help content, or support. That is, as the user is entering text or data into such software applications, these applications do not provide the user with helpful tools or assistance based on the context of the text or data being entered by the user. Internet web-based applications attempt to solve some business problems through the creation and deployment of web-based templates with which users may enter information that may be transmitted to a back-end web server for the purpose of registering the user for some type of service. Such web-based applications often may include links with which the user may navigate to a separate web site for helpful information or assistance with the current web-based application or document in use by the user. However, such web-based applications suffer compared to the aforementioned software application documents in that modem web-based applications seldom offer rich editing, formatting, printing, and calculation.
By way of example, in a typical setting, a user may decide to prepare a resumé using a word processing application loaded on her home computer. As the user prepares the resumé, she likely will fill in such sections such as “personal information,” “education,” “experience,” and “extra-curricular activities.” As the user is completing each of those sections, she may require assistance, including information on the preferred ordering of the sections, information on the preferred number of past jobs to place in the “experience” section, and the like. In order to receive such assistance, the user likely must read a book on resumés, or go online to an internet-based resumé help site for the information.
In contrast, the user may enter an internet-based resumé site to complete a resumé using a web-based resumé template. The user may be allowed to enter specific information in given data fields, and the user may be provided with internet web site links for navigating to sites where she may obtain assistance with various sections of the document. When the user has completed preparation of the web-based resumé, the user may be allowed to submit the resumé to some web-based job service, or the user may be able to print the template. However, the functionality of the user's word processing application, such as rich editing and formatting of the resumé, is likely not available to the user given the limitations of the web-based application in contrast to the user's computer-based word processor.
It is with respect to these and other considerations that the present invention has been made.
The present invention provides a method and system for creating, implementing and using computer-generated documents that provide contextually sensitive tools, controls and help content to the user(s) of those documents. Generally described, a schema is attached to a document defining permissible data content, data type and data structure for the document. The document is structured to associate the document with the schema, and a solution is associated with the document structure. A plurality of software components is assembled for providing the solution to the document, and the document is enabled to call the plurality of software components for providing the solution to the document based on an editing position in the document.
After the document is created, a software application for opening the document may be booted to initiate opening the document. A determination is made as to whether the document refers to the solution. A determination is made as to whether the plurality of software components for providing the solution is present in a library of software components. If so, the plurality of software components is called for providing the solution to the document.
Once the document is opened for use, focusing document editing in a particular portion of the document, such as by placing the cursor in a particular portion of the document, causes the generation of a list of Extensible Markup Language (XML) elements enclosing a position of the editing focus. A determination is made as to whether any available solutions are associated with the list of XML elements. If any available solutions are associated with the list of XML elements, each associated solution is called and is obtained for use by the document. Preferably, the solutions comprise help content and document tools associated with the context of the editing position in the document. A graphical user interface is launched for displaying each solution obtained for use by the document.
These and other features, advantages, and aspects of the present invention may be more clearly understood and appreciated from a review of the following detailed description of the disclosed embodiments and by references to the appended drawings and claims.
The present invention is directed toward creation, implementation and use of computer-generated “smart” documents to which functionality is attached for providing contextually sensitive tools, help content and controls to users of those documents. According to an embodiment of the invention, portions of documents are structured so that when a user enters those portions, such as by placing a computer cursor in those portions, the document points to a solution that may provide the user contextually sensitive tools and/or help content. For example, if a user is preparing a resumé to assist her in obtaining a job, the user may place her computer cursor in the “education” section the resumé. According to the present invention, the placement of computer cursor in the “education” section may provide the user with contextually sensitive information. The document may point to an overall solution, e.g., a resumé document solution, or individual portions of the document may point to contextual subsets of the solution, e.g., and “experience” section solution of a resume document solution. A document tools pane may open on the user's computer screen adjacent to the document being edited and may provide a narrative on suggested approaches for the completion of the “education” section. If the user moves the cursor to another portion of the document, for example to the “objectives” section of the resumé, the user may obtain information associated with that context, such as examples of proper employment objectives statements.
It should be understood that the contextually sensitive tools and help content provided to a user in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention may be provided for a variety of software application programs, including word processors, spreadsheets, web browsers, text editors, and the like. Moreover, the types and content of helpful information and tools provided to a user according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a variety of tools and actions and help information as desired by the creator of the software applications in use by the user.
Referring to the exemplary document shown in
A detailed discussion of the creation and implementation of the “smart” document 110 illustrated in
In addition to helpful information to assist the user, a variety of document tools and actions 145 are provided. For example, the “Submit Review” action may allow the user to submit the completed document 110 to her supervisor or to her employee after completion of the document. The “Open Last Review” action may allow the user to open the last performance review so that she may determine whether she completed her objectives as set forth in the last review. If the document in use by the user is some other type of document, for example a resumé document, helpful information in the document tools pane might include information on preparing the “education” section, the “experience” section, and/or the “personal information” section. A will document 110 might be associated with helpful information regarding legal rules for preparation of wills, rules regarding estate beneficiaries, and the like.
In addition to the document actions and help content illustrated in the pane 135, a variety of document controls may be provided, including radio buttons, text boxes, check boxes, ActiveX controls, XML tree controls, and the like. For example, a text box may be provided to allow a user to select from a list of pre-written text items. Or, the user may be allowed to enter text in a list box provided in the pane 135 that will then be inserted into the document or used by the application with respect to some other functionality of the application. A radio button or check box may be provided to allow the user to select from different choices of document actions or help content. For example, if the document is a will, check boxes may be provided with which the user may select “married,” “single,” etc., to obtain help information based on the user's personal will and estate profile.
Such components may include a number of dynamically-linked libraries (dll), which include executable files or routines stored separately from the software application 100. The dlls are loaded by the software application 100 only when they are needed to provide functionality to the document 110. Additionally, as described in detail below, the schema library 105 may include a number of Extensible Markup Language (XML) files for providing contextually sensitive functionality in association with XML structure that has been applied to the document 110.
A solution property 115 is included in the document 110 for pointing the document to a particular solution contained in the schema library 105. The solution location property 118 provides the document 110 and the application 100 with information as to the location of the solution property in the schema library or to a remote location provided via a distributed computing environment, such as is provided from a web-based server via the Internet.
According to the present invention, and as described in detail below, when a user focuses on a particular portion of the document 110, such as the “objectives” section of the performance review document 110 illustrated in
With reference to
A number of program modules may be stored in the drives and RAM 25, including an operating system 35, one or more application programs 100, a word processor program module 37 (or other type of program module), program data, such as the manifest 38, and other program modules (not shown).
A user may enter commands and information into the personal computer 20 through a keyboard 40 and pointing device, such as a mouse 42. Other input devices (not shown) may include a microphone, joystick, game pad, satellite dish, scanner, or the like. These and other input devices are often connected to the processing unit 21 through a serial port interface 46 that is coupled to the system bus, but may be connected by other interfaces, such as a game port or a universal serial bus (USB). A monitor 47 or other type of display device is also connected to the system bus 23 via an interface, such as a video adapter 48. In addition to the monitor, personal computers typically include other peripheral output devices (not shown), such as speakers or printers.
The personal computer 20 may operate in a networked environment using logical connections to one or more remote computers, such as a remote computer 49. The remote computer 49 may be a server, a router, a peer device or other common network node, and typically includes many or all of the elements described relative to the personal computer 20, although only a memory storage device 50 has been illustrated in
When used in a LAN networking environment, the personal computer 20 is connected to the LAN 51 through a network interface 53. When used in a WAN networking environment, the personal computer 20 typically includes a modem 54 or other means for establishing communications over the WAN 52, such as the Internet. The modem 54, which may be internal or external, is connected to the system bus 23 via the serial port interface 46. In a networked environment, program modules depicted relative to the personal computer 20, or portions thereof, may be stored in the remote memory storage device. It will be appreciated that the network connections shown are exemplary and other means of establishing a communications link between the computers may be used.
As understood by those skilled in the art of Extensible Markup Language usage, once that portion of the document 110 is annotated with XML structure corresponding to the “name” element, for example, manipulation of data entered into that section of the document may be performed by software components without regard to the actual content of the data so long as the content was entered according to the schema prescribed for that portion of the document.
At step 315, the document 110 is annotated with XML structure that will be associated with tools and help functionality for providing contextually sensitive functionality to the document as described above. A simplified XML structure annotation for the employee review document 110 illustrated in
Sample XML Structure
The schema attached to the document 110 prescribes the data type and data structure rules entered within the XML document structure. As should be understood, the XML structure illustrated above is simplified in nature, and is provided for purposes of illustration only. A sample XML schema associated with the example XML structure above is as follows.
Sample Schema <xsd:schema xmlns:xsd=“http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema” xmlns=“urn:reviewForm” targetNamespace=“urn:reviewForm” elementFormDefault=“qualified”> <xsd:annotation> <xsd:documentation xml:lang=“en”> The schema for the August 2001 Microsoft employee review form. </xsd:documentation> </xsd:annotation> <xsd:element name=“Review” type=“ReviewType” /> <xsd:complexType name=“EmployeeManagerResponsesType”> <xsd:all> <xsd:element name=“EmployeeResponse” type=“xsd:string” /> <xsd:element name=“ManagerResponse” type=“xsd:string” /> </xsd:all> </xsd:complexType> <xsd:simpleType name=“RatingScore”> <xsd:restriction base=“xsd:decimal”> <xsd:enumeration value=“2.5” /> <xsd:enumeration value=“3.0” /> <xsd:enumeration value=“3.5” /> <xsd:enumeration value=“4.0” /> <xsd:enumeration value=“4.5” /> <xsd:enumeration value=“5.0” /> </xsd:restriction> </xsd:simpleType> <xsd:complexType name=“RatingType”> <xsd:all> <xsd:element name=“EmployeeRating” type=“RatingScore” /> <xsd:element name=“EmployeeComments” type=“xsd:string” /> <xsd:element name=“ManagerRating” type=“RatingScore” /> <xsd:element name=“ManagerComments” type=“xsd:string” /> </xsd:all> </xsd:complexType> <xsd:complexType name=“IdentityType”> <xsd:all> <xsd:element name=“Name” type=“xsd:string” /> <xsd:element name=“Alias” type=“xsd:string” /> <xsd:element name=“Title” type=“xsd:string” /> <xsd:element name=“EmployeeID” type=“xsd:positiveInteger” /> <xsd:element name=“Reviewer” type=“xsd:string” /> <xsd:element name=“Department” type=“xsd:string” /> <xsd:element name=“Date” type=“xsd:date” /> </xsd:all> </xsd:complexType> <xsd:complexType name=“ReviewType” mixed=“true”> <xsd:all> <xsd:element name=“ReviewPeriod” type=“xsd:string” /> <xsd:element name=“Identity” type=“IdentityType” /> <xsd:element name=“CurrentObjectives” type=“EmployeeManagerResponsesType” /> <xsd:element name=“FutureObjectives” type=“EmployeeManagerResponsesType” /> <xsd:element name=“StrengthsAndWeaknesses” type=“EmployeeManagerResponsesType” /> <xsd:element name=“Ratings” type=“RatingType” /> </xsd:all> </xsd:complexType> </xsd:schema>
At step 320, the document 110 is saved along with the associated document schema and XML structure.
At step 325, software programming code is written that is necessary to display and handle tools, controls and actions in the document tools pane 135 according to the position of the user's cursor within the document 110. The code written at step 325 includes all required XML files, including Extensible Style Sheet Language (XSL) files, including XSL transformations and XSL formatting objects. As understood by those skilled in the art, XSL transformations include files containing specific rules by which one XML document is transformed into another XML document. As should be understood by those skilled in the art, all XML files, including XML documents and XML transformation documents, are written for processing the document 110 as an XML-structured document.
According to one embodiment, an XML schema may be written to define a list of document actions, controls and help content that are associated with a solution or contextual subset of a solution that are correspondingly associated with XML structure (elements) in the document. The XML schema may be written using any editing tool or XML schema editing tool to create an instance of the schema. The XML schema may be written to include directly in the XML schema all of the properties of the schema and a list of the document actions, controls and help content to be displayed. An exemplary XML schema is set out above.
Other code written for the document 110 at step 325 includes all of the components, such as dynamic-link libraries (dll), needed by the application 100 and the document 110 for providing the contextually sensitive functionality to the document 110, as described with reference to
Other exemplary components that are written at step 325 include components for drawing the document tools pane 135 and for displaying textual information associated with the XML elements in the document 110 within which the computer cursor is presently located. Other components may include modular software routines for displaying an action, such as a “submit review” button, for allowing the user to submit the review to a third party, such as the user's employee or the user's supervisor. Still other components may be included for drawing and for providing functionality to controls, such as radio buttons, text boxes and check boxes, as described above with reference to
Controls, such as radio buttons, text boxes and check boxes, may be provided in the pane 135 without an associated schema being attached to the document. By declaring that a control is associated with a particular XML element, that control may be provided at the top of the pane 135 above other actions, controls and help topics prescribed by the schema. Similarly, a control may be provided immediately above all other items, including those described above, in the pane 135 by declaring that the control is associated with the entire schema for the document rather than to individual XML elements prescribed by the schema.
All of the aforementioned files, components, component add-ins, dlls, schema files, and XML files are assembled and stored for use by the application 100 in providing the contextually sensitive functionality of the document 110. The schema library 105 may be in the form of a database containing pointers to the aforementioned stored components that may be stored in the memory of the computer 20 in various locations, including the computer's registry.
According to embodiment of the present invention, an application programming interface (API) is provided for implementing the functionality of the present invention to provide a “smart” document solution to the document 110. The API includes properties and methods or instructions that are called upon when a particular action is initiated, for example, opening the document 110 that in turn points to a solution, as described above. Listed below is sample computer programming code for implementing the “smart” document API. The sample code listed below is not limiting of variations that may be made in computer programming code that may be written for implementing the API according to the present invention.
Sample Smart Document API
A number of properties and methods are included in the API listed above. The SmartDocInitialize method includes routines and instructions executed when the API is called upon to provide “smart” document functionality to the docket 110. The SmartDocXMLTypeCount property includes the number of XML element types associated with the solution. The SmartDocXMLTypeName property includes unique identifiers for the XML element types associated with the “smart” document solution. The SmartDocXMLTypeCaption property includes captions associated with XML elements that may be included in a menu or pane such as the help pane 135.
The ControlCount property includes the number of controls associated with the “smart” document solution for a particular XML element type. The ControlID property includes unique identifiers for the controls. The ControlTypeFromID property includes the types of controls available for use with an associated solution, for example, radio buttons, textboxes, and check boxes. The ControlNameFromID property returns a name associated with each control for use internally by a given application program 100.
The PopulateRadioGroup method includes routines and instructions that are executed for populating radio control buttons within a menu or pane such as the help pane 135. The OnRadioGroupSelectChange method includes routines and instructions that are executed when a radio group (radio button) is selected or deselected.
The PopulateImage method includes routines and instructions that are executed for populating an image associated with a solution, such as an image populated within the help pane 135. The ImageClick method includes routines and instructions that are executed when an image is selected by a user.
The PopulateDocumentFragment method includes routines and instructions that are executed for populating the user interface with text or data. The PopulateActiveXProps method includes routines and instructions that are executed for obtaining ActiveX functionality associated with a document solution.
The PopulateCheckbox method includes routines and instructions for providing a checkbox control in a user interface such as the help pane 135. The OnCheckboxChange method includes routines and instructions that are executed when a checkbox control is selected or deselected by a user.
The PopulateListOrComboContent method includes routines and instructions that are executed to populate a list box control in a user interface such as the pane 135. The OnListOrComboSelectChange method includes routines and instructions that are executed upon the selection of an item in a list box control.
The PopulateTextboxContent method includes routines and instructions for populating a textbox in a user interface such as the pane 135. The OnTextboxContentChange method includes routines and instructions that are executed for handling an event associated with the change of content in a textbox control within a user interface such as the pane 135.
The PopulateHelpContent method includes routines and instructions for populating a help content field within the pane 135 with required text or data. The InvokeControl method includes routines and instructions that are executed when a control such as a radio button, textbox, or checkbox is selected or deselected.
Referring still to
At step 340, a manifest of all of the programming components described above is created for identifying the list of components, dlls, schema files, and XML files that will be used to provide various solutions and functionality to the document 110. A pointer is added to the document 110 for pointing the document to the manifest of components for obtaining functionality provided by individual and various components. For a detailed description of the manifest, see U.S. patent application entitled “Mechanism for Downloading Software Components From A Remote Source For Use By A Local Software Application,” Ser. No. 10/164,960, filed Jun. 6, 2002, which is incorporated herein by this reference as if fully set out herein. At step 350, all files, code, and changes to the document 110 are saved, and the document creation method ends at step 390. Accordingly, the document 110 is now in a condition to be opened and utilized by a user.
At step 415, the user selects the document 110 for opening in a manner consistent with the application 100. At step 420, a determination is made as to whether the document 110 refers to a solution. That is, at step 420, a determination is made as to whether the document 110 is annotated with pointers to a solution or to multiple solutions for providing contextually sensitive tools and help information to the document, as described above. As a part of the check to determine whether the document 110 points to a solution or to multiple solutions, a determination is also made as to whether a schema has been attached to the document as described above. If the document does refer to a solution, for example a solution for providing the user with assistance in preparation of the user's employee review document 110, the method proceeds to step 425 and the application 100 calls the schema library 105 to determine whether the solution referred to by the document 110 is stored in the schema library 105. At the schema library, the determination includes a determination as to what components in the schema library are necessary; that is, what components are associated with the solution I.D. For example, the document 110 may have a schema attached to define the rules governing the XML structure of the document 110, but that was created without reference to a particular solution.
At step 430, a determination is made as to whether the solution is stored in the schema library. As should be understood, multiple solutions may be attached to the document 110. For example, a first solution might include helpful information and actions to provide contextually sensitive information regarding completion of the document 110 by a particular user. A second solution may be attached to the document 110 for providing information to a supervisor of the user so that the contextually sensitive information provided to the supervisor will give the supervisor information as to how to evaluate each section of the employee's review document.
If multiple solutions are referred to by the document 110, a prompt may be provided to the user, such as the dialog box 500, illustrated in
At step 435, a determination is made as to whether the user actually wants the solution to be provided to the user after the document 110 is opened. As should be understood, a dialog box similar to the dialog box 500 may be presented to the user to query the user as to whether she desires the help content and tools functionality. The user may have completed the document 110 on numerous occasions and may not now desire additional help functionality or action functionality. If desired, the user may elect to always receive the solution upon opening the document 110. Similarly, the user may elect to have the document 110 via the application 100 check for updates to the solution each time the document 110 is opened.
If the user declines the solution, the method proceeds to step 455, and the document is opened without “smart” document solutions according to the normal procedures required and implemented by the application 100. If the user does desire the functionality of the solution referred to by the document 110, the method proceeds to step 440, and the solution is loaded for use by the application 100 and document 110. As should be understood by those skilled in the art, loading the solution includes calls from the document 110 via the application 100 to all necessary files, dlls, component add-ins, and XML files associated with the solution and stored in the schema library 105.
Upon being called by the document 110, each called file is registered with the application 100 via the computer's operating system, and a path is established between each called file and the application 100 and document 110 for provision of the functionality associated with each file. For example, if a particular dll that is used for drawing the document tools pane 135 must be assigned a registry key for proper communication with the application 100 and document 110, this registration process is performed during the load solution step 440. At step 445, the “smart” document 110 is opened and is displayed on the user's computer screen, as illustrated in
Referring back to step 420, if the document does not refer to a solution, the method proceeds to step 450, and a determination is made as to whether a schema has been attached to the document. If the document has an attached schema, but no reference to a particular solution, the method proceeds to step 430 and a “check” is made of the schema library as to whether a solution does exist that may be associated with the schema that is attached to the document 110. That is, even where no solution is referred to in the document 110, the schema library may have solutions that have been obtained by the user of the computer 20 subsequent to the creation of the document 110 that may be utilized by the document 110 even though the document 110 was not originally created to refer to the solution.
If a solution does exist in the schema library for the document 110, the method proceeds to step 435, and the steps thereafter, as described above. If a schema is not attached to the document 110, the method proceeds to step 455, and the document is opened without “smart” document solutions.
Referring back to step 430, if no solution(s) are found in the schema library associated with the solution referred to by the document 110 or associated with the attached schema, the method proceeds to step 460, and a determination is made as to whether the user would like to download a solution. At step 460, the user may be “prompted” by the application 100 and informed that the document 110 will work more efficiently, or will be more useful, if the user downloads certain help and action functionality to the user's document 110. The user may be provided with a “prompt” in the form of a dialog box, such as the dialog box 600 illustrated in
If the user desires to download the solution(s) offered to the user, the method proceeds to step 465. At step 465, components necessary for providing the desired solution(s) to the document 110 are downloaded to the user's computer 20 from some remote source, such as a remote web-based server. In order to locate the remote source, the application 100 uses the solution location pointer 118 from the document 110 to locate and obtain the necessary solution components. For a detailed description of a mechanism for downloading data and application components and other software modules from a remote location to the application 100, see U.S. patent application entitled “Mechanism for Downloading Software Components From A Remote Source For Use By A Local Software Application,” Ser. No. 10/164,960, filed Jun. 6, 2002, which is incorporated herein by this reference as if fully set out herein. At step 470, the downloaded solutions are loaded into the client-side schema library 105, and the solution is loaded as described above so that the document 110 will include the functionality of the solution.
The method 700 begins at start step 705, and proceeds to step 710, where a list of XML elements that surround the cursor is generated. The position of the cursor within the XML hierarchy is located, and the X-path expression to get to the position where the cursor is located is determined. For example, referring to the simplified XML code set forth above, the cursor may be located within the “e-mail” tag and inside the larger XML tree within the “employee review” tag.
At step 715, a determination is made as to which tools and help content should appear in the document tools pane 135. To make this determination, the application 100 enters a look-up table stored on the client computer 20 that contains information about which XML elements have which particular tools, help content, controls, etc., associated with those XML elements. For example, if the cursor is located in the “e-mail name” element within the “personal information” section 120, the application 100 will enter the look-up table to determine which particular tools or help content are associated with the e-mail name element.
Each document action, help item, and control associated with each element is populated with a unique identification (ID) associated with each XML element to which it is applied so that the application 100 may readily locate the actions, help items, or tools associated with the XML element. At step 720, a determination is made as to whether any of the actions, help items, or controls are dynamic. A control may appear differently based on the context or background information for the context. The “objectives” section of the review document 110 may be associated with a “Submit Review” button when the section is completed. On the other hand, if the section is not completed, the “Submit Review” button may not appear in the pane 135 because the document should not be submitted without the completed “objections” section. Accordingly, the “Submit Review” button in this case may be identified as dynamic at step 720, and the method then proceeds to step 725. At step 725, the document 110 via the application 100 calls the component representing the “Submit Review” button and provides that component with the context of the cursor position, for example, whether the “objectives” element has been completed or not.
At step 730, after a determination has been made that the actions, help content, or controls are static or dynamic, the contents of the document tools pane 135 are drawn on the user's computer screen adjacent to the document 110, as illustrated in
Referring back to
Help topics and tools may be nested, meaning that sub-help topics and sub-actions may be included in help topics and document tools. If the cursor is in multiple elements because of nesting, then the number of sections in the document tools pane 135 can be greater than two. In this case, the nested elements are shown in order of nesting where the outermost element is at the top of the document tools pane 135 and innermost element is at the bottom of the document tools pane 135. If the elements, actions, tools, and help content do not fit on one page, a scroll bar may be provided, as illustrated in
Accordingly, after the document 110 is opened, and the “smart” document solution is loaded and implemented as described above, the user of the document 110 may now enter the document and complete the document with the help of the “smart” document functionality provided in the document tools pane 135. As the user moves the computer cursor through various sections of the document that are tagged with XML structure, the user may be provided with helpful information and tools associated with that portion of the document.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications or variations may be made in the present invention without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. Other embodiments of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein.
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