11. A computer-readable storage medium having a set of instructions which, when executed performs a method for utilizing an object model in a word processing application program for managing a plurality content regions for displaying specific types of content in an electronic document, the method executed by the set of instructions comprising: providing a plurality of objects in the object model, wherein the plurality of objects comprises a plurality of properties, a plurality of methods, and a plurality of events each functionally associated with the plurality of content regions; exposing an application programming interface (API) in the object model for accessing the plurality of objects, wherein exposing the API in the object model for accessing the plurality of objects comprises exposing an interactive content pane comprising: at least one content region and a selection region for the at least one content region within the interactive content pane; receiving a selection of the selection region for the at least one content region; providing, in response to the selection of the selection region for the at least one content region, a dropdown list corresponding to the plurality of objects, the dropdown list of the plurality of objects comprising entries associated with the plurality of properties, the plurality of methods, and the plurality of events; receiving a selection of a first entry in the dropdown list, the first entry being associated with adding at least one content region, wherein adding the at least one content region comprises adding the at least one content region based on at least one parameter and at least one object for specifying the at least one content region, the at least one parameter corresponding to a specific type of content associated with the at least one content region and the at least one object corresponding to a location for adding the at least one content region; adding the at least one content region in accordance with the at least one parameter and the at least one object; receiving a selection of second entry in the drop down list; and utilizing, in response to receiving the selection of the second entry, one of the plurality of properties, the plurality of methods, and the plurality of events associated with the second entry to manage the selected at least one content region.
18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , further comprising providing a plurality of enumeration objects, the enumeration objects representing possible values for the plurality of properties in the object model.