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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2014
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Joshua Adam Meisels, Seattle, WA (US);
Daniel Swett, Seattle, WA (US);
Jason Frank Morrill, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Document changes are sent within a body of an electronic message to reviewers that are collaborating on the document. The document may be any type of document to which changes/comments are made, such as word processing documents, spreadsheets, slides, and the like. A reviewer receiving the electronic message may accept/reject changes and/or make comments/modifications to the document changes that are contained within the electronic message. For example, a reviewer may edit the document changes that are included within the body of the electronic message to add a comment and/or make changes to the change. A reviewer may also have the option to accept/reject changes directly from within the electronic message. After making any changes, the reviewer replies to the electronic message and the changes that are included within the electronic message are applied to the document.