Document editing apparatus which activates application programs in response to document data input
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1. A document editing apparatus, comprising:
- input means for inputting data, including characters, for a document being edited;
display means for displaying the document being edited;
document file means for storing documents to be edited;
a main memory for storing application programs and a document editing program for performing document inputting, document display and document storage; and
means for executing said document editing program, in response to predetermined data input by said input means at a defined region of the document being edited, by activating an application program corresponding to said inputted predetermined data so that said application program adds a descriptive element, including at least one of characters, graphics and image data stored in said document file means to the document being edited, so that the document is subjected to editing through said document editing program.
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Abstract
An operator activates a document editing program or editing document data including character strings, graphics and image data with the aid of an input device and a display. In the course of edition of the document data by the operator, application programs are activated. The operator can write the characters, graphics and others into the document data being edited by making use of the application programs.
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1. A document editing apparatus, comprising:
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input means for inputting data, including characters, for a document being edited; display means for displaying the document being edited; document file means for storing documents to be edited; a main memory for storing application programs and a document editing program for performing document inputting, document display and document storage; and means for executing said document editing program, in response to predetermined data input by said input means at a defined region of the document being edited, by activating an application program corresponding to said inputted predetermined data so that said application program adds a descriptive element, including at least one of characters, graphics and image data stored in said document file means to the document being edited, so that the document is subjected to editing through said document editing program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A document editing apparatus, comprising:
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input means for inputting data including characters to a document being edited; display means for displaying the document being edited; document file means for storing edited documents; a main memory for storing application programs and document editing programs each performing inputting, displaying and saving operations for a document; and means for executing a document editing program, wherein, responsive to predetermined data input by said input means at a defined region of the document being edited, said executing means activates an application program corresponding to said inputted predetermined data, and said application program adds a descriptive element, including at least one of characters, graphics and image data stored in said document file means, to the document being edited, so that the document is subjected to editing through said document editing program. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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