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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2003
Dan Altman, Kirkland, WA (US);
David Switzer, Redmond, WA (US);
Christopher Michael Shelley, Bellevue, WA (US);
Richard Grutzmacher, Seattle, WA (US);
Dan Altman, Kirkland, WA (US);
David Switzer, Redmond, WA (US);
Christopher Michael Shelley, Bellevue, WA (US);
Richard Grutzmacher, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for inserting content is described. A user may designate content to be inserted into a document and have the content inserted into the document at either a designed location or, by determining the content associated with a receiving page, the system may select a location on the receiving page. The user may further choose various options including shrinking the new content to fit the page and/or may choose to have the existing content shifted to make room for the new content.