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Abstract

A document editing device for editing a document having a hierarchial structure by sets of element which share definition information on existence and format of serial number and heading title of a text which includes chapters and sections, comprises a document data memory for storing text data with a control character indicating the modification of a hierarchial level of the set and a control character indicating the end of each element being added to a position in the text data corresponding to the heading, and a management information memory for storing management information for each set and each element separately from the text data. When the text data is to be displayed or printed, the control character is detected from the text read from the document data memory, the serial number and title corresponding to the detected control character are read from the management information memory and they are outputted in place of the control character.

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