Efficient creation of documents

Abstract

Some embodiments provide a method that efficiently designs a document. The method provides the user with a selection of templates, each with a default configuration for content. The method provides the user with a selection of page designs to add to a selected template. The method adds a selected page design to a document that is based on the selected template. Some embodiments provide methods for modifying default content of template documents with default text fields. When a user selects a default text field, the method of some embodiments selects the entire default text field for editing by the user. In some embodiments, the method highlights a text field selected by the user. Also, in some embodiments, the method deletes the content of the text field when the user provides new content for the selected field. In some embodiments, the new content is text, image, or another type of content.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The invention relates to efficient creation of documents.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Among the myriad of applications available today, it is still difficult to locate a streamlined, yet powerful word processing application that gives the average user the ability to easily create well-designed documents. On a daily basis, users create documents from a simple letter or invitation to a newsletter or brochure. Users typically compose and design a variety of these documents on a computer. While computers have aided the user, computers have added complication as well with difficult to use tools and unintuitive, unimaginative interfaces. Often current applications hinder users from changing the layout and look of the documents they create because of the rigid format and structure of the templates offered to the user, or the lack of usability of the interface or application itself.[0003]Users often have needs of presenting content in a particular format such...

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Benefits of technology

[0007]Some embodiments provide a method that efficiently designs a document. The method initially provides the user with a selection of templates, each with a default configuration for content. After the user selects a template, the method provides the user with a selection of page designs to add to the selected template. When the user selects one of the page designs, the method adds the page design to a document that it presents to the user based on the selected template.

Problems solved by technology

Among the myriad of applications available today, it is still difficult to locate a streamlined, yet powerful word processing application that gives the average user the ability to easily create well-designed documents.

While computers have aided the user, computers have added complication as well with difficult to use tools and unintuitive, unimaginative interfaces.

Often current applications hinder users from changing the layout and look of the documents they create because of the rigid format and structure of the templates offered to the user, or the lack of usability of the interface or application itself.

Current applications attempt to incorporate the more specialized content or formatted data into their documents in awkward fashion.

As mentioned, the templates that come with existing applications may not always fit the job.

However, creating such customized tools may represent a daunting task to even those well versed in the use of the application.

However, building from scratch defeats the purpose of having templates.

Therefore, neither of these solutions really offers a complete answer to users attempting to create a variety of documents using the latest content.

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