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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2005
Daniel P. Chartier, Redmond, WA (US);
Benjamin C. Constable, Redmond, WA (US);
Sam Spencer, Redmond, WA (US);
Daniel P. Chartier, Redmond, WA (US);
Benjamin C. Constable, Redmond, WA (US);
Sam Spencer, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for providing an editable visual formatting model. The disclosed systems and methods may include providing visual formatting properties. The visual formatting properties may comprise an outer-most polygon corresponding to a container of a selected element, a middle polygon corresponding to a margin of the selected element, and an inner-most polygon corresponding to a padding of the selected element. Furthermore, the disclosed systems and methods may include providing interactive handles configured to provide design view editing of the visual formatting properties.