Abstract: Inserting web content into an electronic document such that the content layout and visual fidelity, as well as, functionality are preserved when the content is placed in the receiving document is provided. A selection of web content may be copied and pasted, dragged and dropped, sent to, shared with, referenced to, or otherwise deposited into an electronic document, such as a notes application document. When web content is placed in the receiving electronic document, a space in the document is set aside for receiving the HTML structured web content. The receiving application may call on required local or remote functionality for operating the received web content in a similar manner as it was operated by the web browser application from which it was received.