Patent ID: 6456304
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
In a computer system having a graphical user interface and including a display and a user interface selection device, a method for enabling a user to assign properties to a component object in an application program document, comprising the steps of:(a) enabling a user to select the component object on the display; (b) displaying a toolbar comprising a plurality of selection controls, each selection control having a control value and an associated dropdown menu comprising a set of menu items; (c) enabling a user to enter a control value for a first selection control by selecting a menu item from among the set of menu items comprising the dropdown menu for the first selection control, the set of menu items being based on a context of the selected component object; (d) enabling a user to enter a control value for a second selection control, disposed adjacent to the first selection control, by selecting a menu item from among the set of menu items comprising the dropdown menu for the second selection control, the set of menu items being based on a context of the control value in the first selection control; and (e) assigning the properties to the selected component object based on the control values entered in the plurality of selection controls by a user.