Methods, systems and computer program products for outline views in computer displayable presentations

• US 20060080610A1
• Filed: 10/12/2004
• Published: 04/13/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Kaminsky, David L.
• Application Number:
  US10/963,154
• Publication Number:
  US 20060080610A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/730
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/131 Fragmentation of text files, e.g. creating reusable text-blocks; Linking to fragments, e.g. using XInclude; Namespaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/137 Hierarchical processing, e.g. outlines

Abstract

Methods of providing a computer displayable presentation can include allowing insertion of outline section breaks into an outline view of a computer displayable presentation including a sequence of slides. A multi-level hierarchical outline view of the computer displayable presentation can be provided, wherein different levels of the multi-level hierarchical outline view are separated by the inserted outline section breaks. Related systems and computer program products are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A method of providing a computer displayable presentation comprising:

allowing insertion of outline section breaks into an outline view of a computer displayable presentation including a sequence of slides; and

providing a multi-level hierarchical outline view of the computer displayable presentation, wherein different levels and/or sections of the multi-level hierarchical outline view are separated by the inserted outline section breaks.

2. A method according to claim 1 further comprising:

automatically inserting section slides into the multi-level hierarchical outline view corresponding to the inserted outline section breaks.

3. A method according to claim 1 further comprising:

providing a multi-level hierarchical reference to at least one of the inserted section slides in at least one of the slides.

4. A method according to claim 3 further comprising:

allowing direct transition from a first slide to a second slide responsive to selection of the multi-level hierarchical reference, wherein the first and second slides are separated in the sequence by at least two other slides.

5. A method according to claim 3 wherein providing a multi-level hierarchical reference comprises providing the multi-level hierarchical reference during run-time of the presentation.

6. A method according to claim 5 further comprising:

displaying the multi-level hierarchical reference only on a presenter'"'"'s screen during run-time of the presentation.

7. A system for providing a computer displayable presentation comprising:

means for allowing insertion of outline section breaks into an outline view of a computer displayable presentation including a sequence of slides; and

means for providing a multi-level hierarchical outline view of the computer displayable presentation, wherein different levels and/or sections of the multi-level hierarchical outline view are separated by the inserted outline section breaks.

8. A system according to claim 7 further comprising:

means for automatically inserting section slides into the multi-level hierarchical outline view corresponding to the inserted outline section breaks.

9. A system according to claim 7 further comprising:

means for providing a multi-level hierarchical reference to at least one of the inserted section slides in at least one of the slides.

10. A system according to claim 9 further comprising:

means for allowing direct transition from a first slide to a second slide responsive to selection of the multi-level hierarchical reference, wherein the first and second slides are separated in the sequence by at least two other slides.

11. A system according to claim 9 wherein the means for providing a multi-level hierarchical reference comprises means for providing the multi-level hierarchical reference during run-time of the presentation.

12. A system according to claim 11 further comprising:

means for displaying the multi-level hierarchical reference only on a presenter'"'"'s screen during run-time of the presentation.

13. A computer program product for providing a computer displayable presentation comprising a computer readable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program product comprising:

computer readable program code configured to allow insertion of outline section breaks into an outline view of a computer displayable presentation including a sequence of slides; and

computer readable program code configured to provide a multi-level hierarchical outline view of the computer displayable presentation, wherein different levels and/or sections of the multi-level hierarchical outline view are separated by the inserted outline section breaks.

14. A computer program product according to claim 13 further comprising:

computer readable program code configured to automatically insert section slides into the multi-level hierarchical outline view corresponding to the inserted outline section breaks.

15. A computer program product according to claim 13 further comprising:

computer readable program code configured to provide a multi-level hierarchical reference to at least one of the inserted section slides in at least one of the slides.

16. A computer program product according to claim 15 further comprising:

computer readable program code configured to allow direct transition from a first slide to a second slide responsive to selection of the multi-level hierarchical reference, wherein the first and second slides are separated in the sequence by at least two other slides.

17. A computer program product according to claim 15 wherein the computer readable program code configured to provide a multi-level hierarchical reference comprises computer readable program code configured to provide the multi-level hierarchical reference during run-time of the presentation.

18. A computer program product according to claim 17 further comprising:

computer readable program code configured to display the multi-level hierarchical reference only on a presenter'"'"'s screen during run-time of the presentation.