Interactive formatting interface

Details Interactive formatting interface Interactive formatting interface

2005-04-25

2008-12-02

Luu, Sy D. (Department: 2174)

Data processing: presentation processing of document, operator i

Operator interface

On-screen workspace or object

C715S779000, C715S780000, C715S788000, C715S792000, C715S804000, C715S815000, C715S823000, C715S843000, C715S849000, C715S256000, C715S212000, C707S793000, C707S793000, C345S467000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07461351

ABSTRACT:
An interactive formatting tool enables a user to analyze and modify the formatting properties that have been applied to a text string. A user can invoke the formatting tool by displaying an Interactive Formatting Pane and then selecting a text string for analysis. The Interactive Formatting Pane will display all formatting properties applied to the text selection, including font properties, paragraph properties, and section properties. The Interactive Formatting Pane may also display table format properties, frame format properties, cell format properties and bullets and numbering format properties, if applicable. The user may then select a formatting category (e.g., font size) from the Interactive Formatting Pane and a format modification dialog will be displayed. The format modification dialog enables the user to modify the formatting properties associated with the selected formatting category. The Interactive Formatting Pane also includes a compare selection checkbox. The Interactive Formatting Pane will highlight the formatting differences between the selections. The user may then select each highlighted difference and reconcile the formatting properties of the two selections.

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