5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising parsing the other document with an XML parsing application capable of understanding the other XML markup applied to the other document and capable of understanding the XML markup applied to the selection of text for designating that the selection of text is formatted according to the data applied to the selection of text in the document.
4. The method of claim 1 , whereby parsing the other document for formatting properties required for the other document after inserting the selection of text into the other document includes parsing formatting properties applied to the other document including parsing the XML markup applied to the selection of text for designating that the selection of text is formatted according to the XML markup.