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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2005
Brian M. Jones, Redmond, WA (US);
E. Mark Sunderland, Seattle, WA (US);
Marcin Sawicki, Kirkland, WA (US);
Robert A. Little, Redmond, WA (US);
Tristan A. Davis, Redmond, WA (US);
Brian M. Jones, Redmond, WA (US);
E. Mark Sunderland, Seattle, WA (US);
Marcin Sawicki, Kirkland, WA (US);
Robert A. Little, Redmond, WA (US);
Tristan A. Davis, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for utilizing a document object model to manage content regions for use in an electronic document. A content region is a predefined area which may be inserted in an electronic document and which serves as a placeholder for receiving and displaying specific types of content such as text, graphics data, calendar data, or tabular data. The document object model enables a user to create, modify, and delete content regions from an electronic document using an application programming interface from within a computer application program.