Abstract: Methods and a system are provided to receive electronic data in their native format and to deliver automatically revised electronic data in a new format and new layout. The received data are decomposed into their constituent parts including text and floating objects, geometric rectangles are generated to house the objects where like object rectangles are linked together creating a path for object insertion onto the rendered page. Moreover, a method of electronically providing for a footnote body on an electronic page is provided wherein page objects are received having reference and body objects. A body area is generated at the bottom of a page to house the body objects while a reference area is generated above the body area to house the reference objects. The areas are represented as geometric rectangles, and the body area is expanded to accommodate an additional body object while the reference are is correspondingly decreased maintaining the overall area associated with the page.

Abstract: Methods are provided for rendering footnotes to a variety of media. Footnote citations and non footnote data are received and inserted into a unit of media at a beginning location within the unit of media. If a footnote citation is detected, insertion into the unit of media is interrupted and the area associated with receiving the non footnote data and the footnote citation is inverted within the unit of media such that the footnote bodies are received and inserted into the unit of media at the beginning location. After insertion of the footnote bodies is complete, the area associated with receiving the non footnote data and the footnotes citation is restored such that the non footnote data and the footnote citations are located at the beginning location within the unit of media.