Patent ID: 7424676

Claim:
A method for generating an electronic mail (email) message with introductory text within a document editor by invoking an envelope operative for integrating the functionality of a first email client and the document editor, the method comprising the steps of: activating the envelope that is operative to integrate the functionality of the first email client and the document editor, wherein the envelope includes an introductory field; receiving envelope data as an input, the envelope data being associated with the email message and including header information and introductory text associated with the introductory field of the envelope; displaying an Envelope User Interface (EUI) associated with the email message, the EUI comprising the envelope data including displaying the introductory text in the introductory field; displaying a Document Editor User Interface (DEUI), the DEUI comprising an original document associated with a document editor; invoking the envelope to transmit the introductory text of the introductory field from the envelope to the document editor; and causing the first email client to append the introductory text to the original document in the document editor to generate appended document, wherein the appended document is configured to display the introductory text within the appended document when the appended document is opened on a second email client of a recipient, wherein the first email client is configured to transmit the appended document to the recipient while maintaining the original document with a sender, wherein the original document is maintained without the introductory text.