RIBBON-STYLE USER INTERFACE FOR A SOFTWARE APPLICATION
First Claim
1. A ribbon-style user interface for a software application capable of generating a printable electronic document, the printable electronic document being prepared for printing on a particular product using a template that executes within the software application, the template including a pre-designed set of template parameters, the ribbon-style user interface comprising:
- (a) a plurality of tabs arranged in a stacked configuration, and(b) a plurality of functionality controls displayed on each of the plurality of tabs,(c) wherein a grouping of the plurality of functionality controls directly relates to the regulation of the active template parameters attributed to the printable electronic document.
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Abstract
An electronic document generated in a software application is formatted for printing on a particular product using an executable template which is pre-designed with a set of template parameters. To assist the user in modifying the document, a ribbon-style user interface is configured to execute within the software application directly above the viewing area of the active document. The ribbon-style user interface includes a plurality of stacked tabs, each tab displaying task-related groupings of easily accessible functionality controls. The user interface includes a template tab which is provided with at least one grouping of controls which directly relates to the modification of the active template parameters attributed to the printable electronic document. In order to optimize functionality of the template tab, the controls provided on the template tab are customized for the intended product on which the document is to be printed.
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1. A ribbon-style user interface for a software application capable of generating a printable electronic document, the printable electronic document being prepared for printing on a particular product using a template that executes within the software application, the template including a pre-designed set of template parameters, the ribbon-style user interface comprising:
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(a) a plurality of tabs arranged in a stacked configuration, and (b) a plurality of functionality controls displayed on each of the plurality of tabs, (c) wherein a grouping of the plurality of functionality controls directly relates to the regulation of the active template parameters attributed to the printable electronic document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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