Patent ID: 7596754
Filing Date: 2009-09-29
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for providing assistance, comprising: determining a goal relating to a publishing application that the user is using, the goal relating to a document to be published; wherein reaching the goal requires execution of functionality included within the publishing application the user is using and execution of functionality external to the publishing application the user is using; determining tasks that may be utilized in reaching the goal; wherein the tasks include functionality from within the publishing application, functionality from outside of the publishing application, and providing help information related to the functionality included within the publishing application the user is using and to the functionality external to the publishing application the user is using; selecting at least a portion of the tasks; organizing the selected tasks; and displaying the organized tasks within an application assistance task pane such that each of the displayed tasks may be selected; the application assistance task pane including: displaying a document window, the document window displaying the document to be published; in response to the selection of an organized task, performing an operation that relates to the content of the document to be published.