Determining an object location relative to a digital document

A method of determining a location of an object relative to a digital document, the method comprising:

• defining a document axis system for the digital document;
• aligning at least two markings relative to the digital document, the at least two markings applied to selectively delineate at least one set of axes;
• associating an object onto the digital document, the object having a digital address corresponding to the document axis system;
• determining the markings associated with an area where the object is located on the digital document;
• storing the digital address with the determined markings;
• converting the digital document to a fixed file format;
• and
• matching the digital address of the determined markings of the object to spatially locate the object in the fixed file formatted document.

A method of locating an object on a digital document, the method comprising:

• applying a marking to at least one cell in at least one row of the digital document;
• applying a marking to at least one cell in at least one column of the digital document, wherein the markings define an axis system for the digital document;
• storing a digital address of an object applied to the digital document;
• converting the digital document to a fixed file format;
• and
• determining a location of the object by comparing the digital address of the object to the axis system defined by the markings after the document has been converted to the fixed file format.