Apparatus and method for editing document, and computer-readable storage medium for computer program for editing document

A method for editing a document containing a plurality of pages, each of the plurality of pages including one or more first objects, the method being used in an apparatus for editing the document and that comprises a processor, the method comprising:

• adding, using the processor, a second object to said each of the plurality of pages;
• determining, using the processor, for each of the plurality of pages, whether the respective page is an improper page by determining whether a state of content on each of the plurality of pages corresponds to any of a plurality of causes due to which the second object is not added properly;
• displaying, using a display, for each of the plurality of causes, a quantity of improper pages thus determined;
• excluding, using the processor, from the improper pages, a selected page corresponding to a cause selected by a user;
• and
• informing, using the display, the user of a to-be-confirmed page that corresponds to the improper pages remaining after excluding the selected page,
• wherein if a page is determined to be an improper page due to more than one cause of the plurality of causes, the improper page is attributed to a cause based on a ratio of an overlap of an area of the second object and an area of one of the first objects on the improper page.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing thereon a computer program used in an apparatus, comprising a processor, for editing a document containing a plurality of pages, each of the plurality of pages including one or more first objects, the computer program causing the apparatus to perform:

• an adding process of adding, using the processor, a second object to said each of the plurality of pages;
• a determining process of determining, using the processor, for each of the plurality of pages, whether the respective page is an improper page by determining whether a state of content on each of the plurality of pages corresponds to any of a plurality of causes due to which the second object is not added properly;
• a quantity display process of displaying, using a display, for each of the plurality of causes, a quantity of improper pages thus determined;
• an excluding process of excluding, using the processor, from the improper pages, a selected page corresponding to a cause selected by a user;
• and
• an informing process of informing, using the display, the user of a to-be-confirmed page that corresponds to the improper pages remaining after excluding the selected page,
• wherein if a page is determined to be an improper page due to more than one cause of the plurality of causes, the improper page is attributed to a cause based on a ratio of an overlap of an area of the second object and an area of one of the first objects on the improper page.