Integrated collaborative user interface for a document editor program
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1. A computer-implement method for providing collaborative authoring features in a document editor program, the method comprising:
- providing a document editor program that includes a line of business integration mode;
activating the line of business integration mode;
displaying a document editing pane in the document editor program, wherein the document editing pane includes a document having at least one section;
displaying a document assembly pane in the document editing program, wherein the document assembly pane includes a document details pane and a section details pane;
obtaining document details metadata, wherein the document details metadata includes metadata associated with collaboratively authoring the document;
obtaining section details metadata, wherein the section details metadata includes data associated with an author assigned to the at least one section of the document;
displaying the document details metadata in the document details pane; and
displaying the section details metadata in the section details pane.
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Abstract
An integrated collaborative user interface for a document editor is provided. The integrated collaborative user interface includes a document pane, document details pane and a section details pane. Document details and section details are obtained and provided to authors. A collaborative author views the document details, section details and provides updates to a document in the document editor. Changes are then refreshed to the authors to provide a consistent and up-to-date status of the document.
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1. A computer-implement method for providing collaborative authoring features in a document editor program, the method comprising:
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providing a document editor program that includes a line of business integration mode; activating the line of business integration mode; displaying a document editing pane in the document editor program, wherein the document editing pane includes a document having at least one section; displaying a document assembly pane in the document editing program, wherein the document assembly pane includes a document details pane and a section details pane; obtaining document details metadata, wherein the document details metadata includes metadata associated with collaboratively authoring the document; obtaining section details metadata, wherein the section details metadata includes data associated with an author assigned to the at least one section of the document; displaying the document details metadata in the document details pane; and displaying the section details metadata in the section details pane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer storage media medium having computer executable instructions for providing collaborative authoring features in a document editor program, the instructions comprising:
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providing a document editor program that includes a line of business integration mode; activating the line of business integration mode; displaying a document editing pane in the document editor program, wherein the document editing pane includes a document having at least one section; displaying a document assembly pane in the document editing program, wherein the document assembly pane includes a document details pane and a section details pane; obtaining document details metadata, wherein the document details metadata includes metadata associated with collaboratively authoring the document; obtaining section details metadata, wherein the section details metadata includes data associated with an author assigned to the at least one section of the document; displaying the document details metadata in the document details pane; displaying the section details metadata in the section details pane; and publishing the document, wherein publishing the document includes disabling the line of business integration mode and hiding the document assembly pane. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for providing collaborative authoring features in a document editor program, the system comprising:
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a processor; a display; and a memory having computer-executable instructions stored thereon, the instructions being configured to; provide a document editor program that includes a line of business integration mode; activate the line of business integration mode; display, on the display, a document editing pane in the document editor program, wherein the document editing pane includes a document having at least one section; display, on the display, a document assembly pane in the document editing program, wherein the document assembly pane includes a document details pane and a section details pane; obtain document details metadata, wherein the document details metadata includes metadata associated with collaboratively authoring the document; obtain section details metadata, wherein the section details metadata includes data associated with an author assigned to the at least one section of the document; display, on the display, the document details metadata in the document details pane; display, on the display, the section details metadata in the section details pane; and publish the document, wherein publishing the document includes disabling the line of business integration mode and hiding the document assembly pane.
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