Tool for marking up electronic documents
View Patent ↗Enclosed is a tool that is used to review and/or alter electronic documents each of which may have a different format. The mark-up tool is provided with a color-coded scheme to highlight where an electronic document is to be changed and to indicate the status of the change.
1. A method used in operative cooperation with a computer to allow a user to review and alter a plurality of electronic native documents, each of which may have a different format and each of which is stored in said computer, the method comprising:
selecting and retrieving one of said stored plurality electronic native documents;
changing the format of said selected native document to a common format;
reviewing and changing the selected document;
providing a mouse for pointing to an area of a document displayed on said display means which is to be reviewed and/or altered;
using the mouse to point at the top left area of the displayed document to be reviewed and/or altered;
dragging the now pointer created by the mouse to the bottom right area of the displayed document to be reviewed and/or altered;
providing a color-coded rectangle surrounding an area encompassed by said dragging, said color-coded rectangle being a color selected from the group consisting of blue, green, and red; and wherein said color-coded rectangle further comprises a strip that is selected from the group consisting of dashed Xs and dashed checks,
releasing the mouse;
providing a dialog on said display to allow a user to enter alterations to information confined in said color-doced area; and
entering said alterations.