edit a document

This means that Wave can be used for several people to edit a document at the same time, or for a group discussion.

For example, a user may want to edit a document containing:

Alerts - You can let other people know when you have added or edited a document by sending an alert.

It can also send commands to the model to update the model's state (e.g., editing a document).

With this type of shared application, one user can take control and edit a document in the world while others in proximity can watch.

Notify: When one person edits a document, others sharing the document receive an email letting them know.

For instance, a person editing a document can cross out a word by drawing an "X" through it, rather than by typing a delete command.

Text simplification - automated editing a document to include fewer words, or use easier words, while retaining its underlying meaning and information.

Editing a document on the computer screen is simply a matter of placing the cursor at the spot you want the alteration and type in the changes.

This is a collaborative real-time editing suite, as multiple users can use combinations of desktop applications and web apps to edit a document.

Although you cannot see these marks on screen (some word-processors do, however, give you the option), you must be aware of their existence when editing a document.

In Microsoft Word, they comprise of passwords to modify a document and passwords to restrict formatting and editing a document.

For example: a user might first instruct the operating system to load a word processor program from one file, and then edit a document stored in another file.

You have always had the ability to edit a document in a browser, including Microsoft's Internet Explorer, by opening the file in HTML format.

Examples of the latter include a mode that adds the ability to undo changes to the window configuration and one that allows multiple major modes to be used in a single file, as required when editing a document in which multiple programming languages are embedded.

A good practice in interface design, often included in Human Interface Guidelines, is to label each option with the precise effect that it will have on the process (for example, "Save/Don't save" in a dialog triggered while editing a document with unsaved changes).