Patent ID: 7949950

Claim:
A computer-implemented method comprising computer- executable instructions, the method comprising: invoking a message composition window on a computing device; enabling a user, via the message composition window, to select a desired document for importation into a message body of a fax which the user is composing; responsive to the user selecting the desired document, accessing, via the message composition window, the document, wherein the accessing is performed by a page integrity document sharing mechanism and comprises: obtaining the document from a native application; rasterizing the document into bit-mapped pages; and importing rendered pages of the desired document into the message body such that content of the imported individual pages is protected while allowing the user to add content between individual pages, wherein the added content is composed content using at least one of typing on a keyboard, a drag-and-dropping text, images, graphics, and a cutting-and-pasting, wherein the imported individual pages are a sub-set of a file; and tracking metadata associated with the document.