EXPOSING NON-AUTHORING FEATURES THROUGH DOCUMENT STATUS INFORMATION IN AN OUT-SPACE USER INTERFACE

• US 20140258933A1
• Filed: 03/26/2014
• Published: 09/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Dukhon, Marina, Guntaur, Paula, Satterfield, Jesse Clay, Alberts, Amy E.
• Granted Patent: US 10,521,073 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/825
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting

Abstract

An out-space actuator is selected to access an out-space user interface for a document editor program. An out-space actuator is associated with an in-space user interface having a displayed document. When the out-space actuator is selected, an out-space user interface is displayed that includes an expanded feature selection surface. The out-space user interface may be used to display one or more status panes for providing status information about a document being edited in the in-space user interface. Application features for affecting changes to a given document'"'"'s status may be exposed in the out-space interface in proximity to associated status information. An out-space communication user interface (UI) component may be temporarily displayed in the document in-space user interface to communicate document status information that is presently available in the out-space user interface. A message bar may be displayed in the in-space user interface for communicating information from the out-space user interface.

Claims

1-20. -20. (canceled)

21. A method of exposing document features in association with status information for a document, comprising:

displaying an in-space user interface and an out-space actuator within the in-space user interface associated with the in-space user interface, wherein the in-space user interface includes a display of authoring features and a document display area for creating and editing a document including displaying an editable document;

receiving a selection of the out-space actuator;

in response to receiving the selection of the out-space actuator, removing the display of the editable document from within the document display area and displaying an out-space user interface including a display of a non-authoring feature and other non-authoring features within the document display area; and

displaying information about the non-authoring feature that may be utilized for changing the status of the document in the out-space user interface with the displayed status of the document.

22. The method claim 21, wherein the status of the document is displayed in a document status tab.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the information about the non-authoring feature is presented as a selectable control in the document status tab.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the status of the document includes a first status comprising a security status that provides information about security of the document.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein a first selectable control for managing security is displayed in association with the first status.

26. The method of claim 23, wherein the status of the document includes a second status comprising a content status that provides information about disabling harmful content.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein a second selectable control for enabling content is displayed in association with the second status.

28. The method of claim 23, wherein the status of the document includes a third status comprising a compatibility status that provides information about document file format compatibility.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein a third selectable control for converting file format is displayed in association with the third status.

30. The method of claim 23, wherein the status of the document includes fourth status comprising a collaboration status that provides information about co-authoring of the document.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein a fourth selectable control for contacting collaborators is displayed in association with the fourth status.

32. The method of claim 23, wherein the status of the document includes a fifth status comprising a digital signature status that provides information about a digital signature associated with the document.

33. The method of claim 32, wherein a fifth selectable control for changing the digital signature is displayed in association with the fifth status.

34. The method of claim 23, wherein a sixth selectable control for finalization is displayed in association with the document status tab and finalizes the status of the document.

36. The computer storage media of claim 34, wherein the status of the document is displayed in a document status tab.

35. One or more computer storage media having computer-executable components that upon execution perform a method for exposing document features in association with status information for a document, the method comprising:

displaying an in-space user interface and an out-space actuator within the in-space user interface associated with the in-space user interface, wherein the in-space user interface includes a display of authoring features and a document display area for creating and editing a document including displaying an editable document;

receiving a selection of the out-space actuator;

in response to receiving the selection of the out-space actuator, removing the display of the editable document from within the document display area and displaying an out-space user interface including a display of a non-authoring feature and other non-authoring features within the document display area; and

displaying information about the non-authoring feature that may be utilized for changing the status of the document in the out-space user interface with the displayed status of the document.

37. The computer storage media of claim 35, wherein the information about the non-authoring feature is presented as a selectable control in the document status tab.

38. A computer system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the memory having computer-executable instructions that when executed by the processor, provide a method for exposing document features in association with status information for a document, the method comprising;

displaying an in-space user interface and an out-space actuator within the in-space user interface associated with the in-space user interface, wherein the in-space user interface includes a display of authoring features and a document display area for creating and editing a document including displaying an editable document;

receiving a selection of the out-space actuator;

in response to receiving the selection of the out-space actuator, removing the display of the editable document from within the document display area and displaying an out-space user interface including a display of a non-authoring feature and other non-authoring features within the document display area; and

displaying information about the non-authoring feature that may be utilized for changing the status of the document in the out-space user interface with the displayed status of the document.

39. The computer system of claim 38, wherein the status of the document is displayed in a document status tab.

40. The computer system of claim 39, wherein the information about the non-authoring feature is presented as a selectable control in the document status tab.