Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for utilizing an embedded action card in an electronic document editable using an application. The action card comprises code that facilitates communication with an associated service, the associated service can be local to a computer executing the application or on a remote computer. The action card can provide a user with real-time information received from the associated service. The action card can receive information from the user which the action card provides to the associated service.

Abstract: Described herein are systems and methods for utilizing an embedded action card in an electronic document editable using an application. The action card comprises code that facilitates communication with an associated service, the associated service can be local to a computer executing the application or on a remote computer. The action card can provide a user with real-time information received from the associated service. The action card can receive information from the user which the action card provides to the associated service.

Abstract: Described herein is a system and method for invoking a service using a trigger entry. During editing of a document, a trigger entry that is based upon content added to the document is received. Responsive to receipt of the trigger entry, information regarding one or more services (e.g., local and/or remote) is provided with selection of a service received from a user. The selected service is then invoked with information from the selected service provided to the user and/or information received from the user provided to the selected service (e.g., in real-time).