Controlled access to objects or areas in an electronic document
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1. A method of controlling editing access to a region in electronic slides, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device, a selected area of a first electronic slide of a first slide presentation for designation as a controlled access region;
providing, in response to receiving the selected area of the first electronic slide for designation as the controlled access region, a user interface for setting at access control properties for the selected area of the first electronic slide, wherein the user interface comprises;
a first portion for setting access privileges for the selected area of the first electronic slide,a second portion for limiting application functionalities that are operative with the selected area of the first electronic slide,a third portion for setting identification properties of the selected area of the first electronic slide, wherein setting the identification properties comprises setting a visual presentation of the controlled access region, the visual presentation comprising a color-coding of the controlled access region;
designating, by the computing device, the selected area as the controlled access region;
controlling, by the computing device, editing access to the controlled access region;
receiving a request to copy the controlled access region to a second electronic slide of a second slide presentation;
when at least one access control property associated with the controlled access region permits copying and pasting of the controlled access region of the first electronic slide;
copying the controlled access region of the first electronic slide, wherein copying the controlled access region of the first electronic slide comprises copying all access control properties associated with the controlled access region in the first electronic slide, andpasting the controlled access region to the second electronic slide, wherein pasting the controlled access region to the second electronic slide comprises pasting all of the access control properties associated with the copied controlled access region in the first electronic slide to the pasted controlled access region in the second electronic slide; and
in response to copying and pasting the controlled access region of the first electronic slide to the second electronic slide, controlling editing access to the controlled access region in the second electronic slide based on the associated control properties of the controlled access region copied from the first electronic slide.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer products provide for designating areas or objects in an electronic document as controlled access regions for prohibiting or limiting access to the regions and/or for limiting application functionalities that may be utilized in the regions.
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1. A method of controlling editing access to a region in electronic slides, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a computing device, a selected area of a first electronic slide of a first slide presentation for designation as a controlled access region; providing, in response to receiving the selected area of the first electronic slide for designation as the controlled access region, a user interface for setting at access control properties for the selected area of the first electronic slide, wherein the user interface comprises; a first portion for setting access privileges for the selected area of the first electronic slide, a second portion for limiting application functionalities that are operative with the selected area of the first electronic slide, a third portion for setting identification properties of the selected area of the first electronic slide, wherein setting the identification properties comprises setting a visual presentation of the controlled access region, the visual presentation comprising a color-coding of the controlled access region; designating, by the computing device, the selected area as the controlled access region; controlling, by the computing device, editing access to the controlled access region; receiving a request to copy the controlled access region to a second electronic slide of a second slide presentation; when at least one access control property associated with the controlled access region permits copying and pasting of the controlled access region of the first electronic slide; copying the controlled access region of the first electronic slide, wherein copying the controlled access region of the first electronic slide comprises copying all access control properties associated with the controlled access region in the first electronic slide, and pasting the controlled access region to the second electronic slide, wherein pasting the controlled access region to the second electronic slide comprises pasting all of the access control properties associated with the copied controlled access region in the first electronic slide to the pasted controlled access region in the second electronic slide; and in response to copying and pasting the controlled access region of the first electronic slide to the second electronic slide, controlling editing access to the controlled access region in the second electronic slide based on the associated control properties of the controlled access region copied from the first electronic slide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable storage device comprising a set of instructions which when executed by a computer perform a method of controlling editing access to a region in electronic slides, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a selected area of a first electronic slide of a first slide presentation for designation as a controlled access region, wherein receiving the selected area comprises receiving the selection from a pointing device drawing a box around the area to be designated as the controlled access region; providing, in response to receiving the selected area of the first electronic slide for designation as the controlled access region, a user interface for setting access control properties for the selected area of the first electronic slide, wherein the user interface comprises; a first portion for setting access privileges for the selected area of the first electronic slide, a second portion for limiting application functionalities that are operative with the selected area of the first electronic slide, a third portion for setting identification properties of the selected area of the first electronic slide, wherein setting the identification properties comprises setting a visual presentation of the controlled access region, the visual presentation comprising a color-coding of the controlled access region; designating the selected area as the controlled access region, wherein designating the selected area as the controlled access region includes receiving an application of at least one control property to the controlled access region; receiving a request to copy the controlled access region to a second electronic slide of a second slide presentation; when copying the controlled access region is permissible based on the at least one access control property of the controlled access region, copying the controlled access region to the second electronic slide, wherein copying the controlled access region to the second electronic slide comprises copying all access control properties associated with the controlled access region in the first electronic slide, the control properties being associated with at least one of the following; formatting the controlled access region, copying the controlled access region, coloring the controlled access region, appending to the controlled access region, and deleting from the controlled access region; pasting the controlled access region to the second electronic slide, wherein pasting the controlled access region to the second electronic slide comprises pasting all of the access control properties associated with the copied controlled access region in the first electronic slide to the pasted controlled access region in the second electronic slide; and in response to copying and pasting the controlled access region of the first electronic slide to the second electronic slide, controlling editing access to the controlled access region in the second electronic slide, wherein controlling editing access to the controlled access region in the second electronic slide comprises controlling editing access to the controlled access region based on the associated control properties of the controlled access region copied from the first electronic slide.
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