Editing Document (section)

==Kinds==
A document can be structured, like tabular documents, [[wikt:list|list]]s, [[Form (document)|forms]], or scientific charts, semi-structured like a [[book]] or a [[newspaper article]], or unstructured like a handwritten note. Documents are sometimes classified as [[Classified information|secret]], [[Privacy|private]], or public. They may also be described as [[Draft document|drafts]] or [[Proofreading|proofs]]. When a document is [[Copying|copied]], the source is denominated the "[[Originality|original]]".

Documents are used in numerous fields, e.g.:
* [[Academy|Academia]]:
** [[manuscript]],
** [[thesis]],
** [[Academic publishing|paper]],
** [[Academic journal|journal]],
** [[chart]],
** and [[technical drawing]]
* [[Media (communication)|Media]]:
** [[mock-up]],
** [[screenplay|script]],
** [[image]],
** [[photography]],
** and [[newspaper article]]
* [[Administration (government)|Administration]], [[law]], and [[politics]]:
** [[Patent application|application]],
** [[brief (law)|brief]],
** [[certificate (disambiguation)#Official document|certificate]],
** [[Commission (document)|commission]],
** [[Constitutional documents|constitutional document]],
** [[Form (document)|form]],
** [[gazette]],
** [[identity document]],
** [[license]],
** [[manifesto]],
** [[summons]],
** [[census]],
** and [[white paper]]
* [[Business]]:
** [[invoice]],
** [[RFP|request for proposal]],
** [[Proposal (business)|proposal]],
** [[contract]],
** [[packing slip]],
** [[Ship's manifest|manifest]],
** [[report]] (detailed and summary),
** [[spread sheet|spreadsheet]],
** [[MSDS|material safety data sheet]],
** [[waybill]],
** [[bill of lading]],
** [[financial statement]],
** [[nondisclosure agreement]] (NDA),
** mutual nondisclosure agreement,
** and [[user guide]]
* [[Geography]] and [[planning]]:
** [[topographic map]],
** [[cadastre]],
** [[Legend (map)|legend]],
** and [[architectural plan]]

Such standard documents can be drafted based on a [[Template (word processing)|template]].