Selection handles in editing electronic documents
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1. A method for selecting portions of electronic data on a display device, comprising the steps of:
- generating a selection area identifying a first portion of said electronic data, wherein said selection area includes one or more selection handles;
receiving an input from a user associated with said one or more selection handles; and
resizing said selection area responsive to said user input.
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Abstract
A computer system and method for highlighting and selecting elements of electronic documents is disclosed. In one embodiment, a selection area identifies an initial selection of data, and one or more selection handles appear on the selection area to allow dynamic resizing of the selection area to select a larger or smaller portion of data or number of items.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for selecting portions of electronic data on a display device, comprising the steps of:
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generating a selection area identifying a first portion of said electronic data, wherein said selection area includes one or more selection handles;
receiving an input from a user associated with said one or more selection handles; and
resizing said selection area responsive to said user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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15. A portable computing device comprising a display area and a stylus, configured to:
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display electronic text data on said display area;
detect a user selection of a portion of said text data using said stylus;
display a selection area identifying said selected portion of said text data, wherein said selection area includes first and second selection handles on opposing sides of said selection area;
detect a user selection and movement of said first selection handle; and
resize said selection area responsive to said user selection and movement of said first selection handle.
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