Structured documents are processed by selecting a predetermined graphical template, analyzing the structure of the graphical template and identifying at least one content area and at least one common area. A first structured document is selected and analyzed so as to identify various structural components thereof. The predetermined structural template is applied to the first structured document so as to insert each particular structural component into a corresponding selected content area of the template and to include each common area of the template into the first structured document. A plurality of additional documents is then selected and the template is applied to each selected additional document by iteratively repeating each insertion until that insertion is valid from a structural viewpoint for each particular selected structural component of the corresponding additional document.