Custom task panes that provide accessibility to one or more functions of an application program
First Claim
1. A computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for generating and displaying a custom task pane in an application program, wherein the custom task pane enables a user to (i) perform one or more functions that are not provided in the application program;
- (ii) perform one or more functions that are provided in the application program, but not provided in a native task pane of the application program;
or (iii) both (i) and (ii).
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Abstract
Methods of providing (1) additional functionality and/or (2) accessibility to user functions in a software application program are disclosed. Computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for performing methods of providing (1) additional functionality and/or (2) accessibility to user functions in a software application program are disclosed. Further, computing systems containing at least one application module, wherein the at least one application module comprises application code for performing methods of (1) additional functionality and/or (2) accessibility to user functions in a software application program are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for generating and displaying a custom task pane in an application program, wherein the custom task pane enables a user to (i) perform one or more functions that are not provided in the application program;
- (ii) perform one or more functions that are provided in the application program, but not provided in a native task pane of the application program;
or (iii) both (i) and (ii). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- (ii) perform one or more functions that are provided in the application program, but not provided in a native task pane of the application program;
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11. A method of generating and displaying a custom task pane in an application program, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing at least one application program feature, wherein initiation of the at least one application program feature by a user generates and displays a custom task pane to the user; and
in response to an initiation step by a user, generating and. displaying a custom task pane to the user, wherein the custom task pane enables a user to (i) perform one or more functions that are not provided in the application program;
(ii) perform one or more functions that are provided in the application program, but not provided in a native task pane of the application program;
or (iii) both (i) and (ii). - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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- 19. A computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions for generating and displaying (i) a native task pane in a first location of a window of an application program, said native task pane providing a first set of functions to a user, and (ii) a custom task pane in a second location of the window, wherein the second location is different from the first location, said custom task pane providing a second set of functions to the user, said second set of functions being different from said first set of functions, wherein the native task pane and the custom task pane can be simultaneously displayed in the window.
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