A method of digitally processing and printing a page of an interactive
document is provided. The printed page comprises printed graphical
information and printed coded data, the coded data being indicative of a
page identity and of a plurality of locations on the page. The method
comprises the steps of: (a) determining a unique page identity for the
page in a computer system; (b) determining a page description for the
page in the computer system, the page description comprising a
description of the graphical information and a description of an
interactive element on the page; (c) associating the page identity with
the description of the interactive element; (d) generating first dot data
for the coded data using the page identity; (e) generating second dot
data for the graphical information using the page description; and (f)
printing said page onto a substrate using a printer. At least steps (a)
and (b) are performed before printing the page.