1. A method for merging objects in an electronic document, the method comprising: receiving a selection of at least two objects, wherein receiving the selection of the at least two objects comprises receiving a designation of a primary object from the at least two selected objects; receiving a selection of a merge operation for the at least two objects; previewing the selected merge operation; and applying the selected merge operation, wherein applying the selected merge operation comprises creating a plurality of fragment objects from the at least two objects, and wherein creating the plurality of fragment objects from the at least two objects comprises applying a portion of a video within the primary object to each of the plurality of fragment objects.