5. The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising: receiving edits of the first annotation from the first user; and pasting, in response to a paste command from the first user, the selected portion of text into a second electronic document based on the edited first annotation.
5. The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising: receiving edits of the first annotation from the first user; and pasting, in response to a paste command from the first user, the selected portion of text into a second electronic document based on the edited first annotation. 6. The method of claim 5 , the method further comprising: associating the first annotation with the selected portion of text; storing the edited first annotation as a second annotation; and associating the second annotation with the selected portion of text.