5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said selection means selects the first element in the first structured document in accordance with an element name included in the first designation information.
1. A structured document processing apparatus comprising: the following each means is executed by a computer, input means for inputting a first structured document including a first element, and first designation information for designating a location in the first structured document at which the first element is included, a second structured document including a second element, and second designation information for designating a location in the second structured document at which no element is included and into which the first element is to be inserted; selection means for selecting the first element in the first structured document in accordance with the first designation information designating the location in the first structured document at which the first element is included; and inserting means for inserting the first element selected by said selection means into the second structured document at the location designated by the second designation information for designating the location into which the first element is to be inserted.