a method of programming processing operations , e . g . printing , on an ordered set of objects , e . g . the pages of a document , the objects being characterizable according to a plurality of different properties defining , or at least relevant for , the processing . the method includes displaying the objects of the set in a one - dimensional ordered object list and at least two spatially related and parallelly disposed property lists each related to a single object property and indicating values of that property in association with the respective objects in the object list . a user may select an object or a group of objects in any of the lists and select a property value therefor , thereby programming the processing of the objects .