A method and system for processing information relating to active regions of a page of physical document. A transparent electro-luminescent tablet or other touch sensitive plate is coupled to a workstation and positioned over the page. Active regions traced on the page by a first user are received from the tablet or plate by a workstation and recorded in an active regions table within the workstation. Information recorded in the active regions table include: identification of the active regions and associated hyperlinks received by the workstation from the first user; and geometric coordinates defining an outline of each active region. The workstation receives from a second user coordinates pertaining to a point within at least one active region, from which and from information in the active regions table, the workstation identifies the at least one active region and displays its associated hyperlinks on a computer screen of the workstation.