System and method for highlighting dependent slides while editing master slides of a presentation

• US 10,627,997 B1
• Filed: 07/16/2018
• Issued: 04/21/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Cooper, Sarah, Holtzblatt, Shoshana, Surie, Ajay Dev, Thomas, Michael Owen
• Primary Examiner(s): Sax, Steven P
• Application Number:
  US16/036,891
• Time in Patent Office: 645 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04812 Interaction techniques based on cursor appearance or behaviour, e.g. being affected by the presence of displayed objects
• 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 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting

Abstract

A method to display changes to a master slide for a presentation includes receiving from a user on a client computer, a selection pertaining to the master slide in a presentation document comprising a plurality of slides, and identifying at least one slide in the presentation document that is dependent on the master slide. The method further includes providing, for display at the client computer, a presentation editing user interface comprising the master slide and the plurality of slides in the presentation document, the plurality of slides comprising the at least one dependent slide and one or more other slides that are not dependent on the master slide, wherein each dependent slide is automatically updated as edits are made to the master slide, and wherein the at least one dependent slide is to include a visual indicator that distinguishes the dependent slide from the other slides that are not dependent on the master slide.

Claims

1. A method for displaying changes to a master slide for a presentation, the method comprising:

receiving from a user on a client computer, a selection pertaining to the master slide in a presentation document comprising a plurality of slides;

identifying at least one slide in the presentation document that is dependent on the master slide; and

providing, for display at the client computer, a presentation editing user interface comprising an editable view of the master slide and a preview of the plurality of slides in the presentation document, preview of the plurality of slides comprising the at least one dependent slide and one or more other slides that are not dependent on the master slide,

wherein each dependent slide is automatically updated as edits are made to the master slide, and the other slides that are not dependent on the master slide are not updated as the edits are made to the master slide,

wherein the at least one dependent slide is to include a visual indicator that distinguishes the dependent slide from the other slides that are not dependent on the master slide, and

wherein the presentation editing user interface provides an indication of how many slides are dependent on the master slide.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the visual indicator comprises highlighting the dependent slide.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein:

each dependent slide is automatically updated in the preview.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving from the user on the client computer an edit to a portion of the master slide in the presentation document;

applying the edit to the at least one dependent slide; and

displaying, in the preview included in the presentation editing interface, the at least one dependent slide updated based on the edit to the master slide.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the at least one dependent slide is updated in substantially real time.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the indication of how many slides are dependent on the master slide is provided by presenting a number of slides that are dependent on the master slide.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the number of slides that are dependent on the master slide is presented in a section of the presentation editing interface that is distinct from the plurality of slides.

8. A system to display changes to a master slide for a presentation, the system comprising:

a memory; and

a processor, coupled to the memory, to;

receive from a user on a client computer, a selection pertaining to the master slide in a presentation document comprising a plurality of slides;

identify at least one slide in the presentation document that is dependent on the master slide; and

provide, for display at the client computer, a presentation editing user interface comprising an editable view of the master slide and a preview of the plurality of slides in the presentation document, preview of the plurality of slides comprising the at least one dependent slide and one or more other slides that are not dependent on the master slide,

wherein each dependent slide is automatically updated as edits are made to the master slide, and the other slides that are not dependent on the master slide are not updated as the edits are made to the master slide,

wherein the at least one dependent slide is to include a visual indicator that distinguishes the dependent slide from the other slides that are not dependent on the master slide, and

wherein the presentation editing user interface provides an indication of how many slides are dependent on the master slide.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the visual indicator comprises highlighting the dependent slide.

10. The system of claim 8 wherein

each dependent slide is automatically updated in the preview.

11. The system of claim 8 wherein the processor is further to:

receive from the user on the client computer an edit to a portion of the master slide in the presentation document;

apply the edit to the at least one dependent slide; and

display, in the preview included in the presentation editing interface, the at least one dependent slide updated based on the edit to the master slide.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the at least one dependent slide is updated in substantially real time.

13. The system of claim 8 wherein the indication of how many slides are dependent on the master slide is provided by presenting a number of slides that are dependent on the master slide.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein the number of slides that are dependent on the master slide is presented in a section of the presentation editing interface that is distinct from the plurality of slides.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, which when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform operations to display changes to a master slide for a presentation, the operations comprising:

receiving from a user on a client computer, a selection pertaining to the master slide in a presentation document comprising a plurality of slides;

identifying at least one slide in the presentation document that is dependent on the master slide; and

providing, for display at the client computer, a presentation editing user interface comprising an editable view of the master slide and a preview of the plurality of slides in the presentation document, preview of the plurality of slides comprising the at least one dependent slide and one or more other slides that are not dependent on the master slide,

wherein each dependent slide is automatically updated as edits are made to the master slide, and the other slides that are not dependent on the master slide are not updated as the edits are made to the master slide,

wherein the at least one dependent slide is to include a visual indicator that distinguishes the dependent slide from the other slides that are not dependent on the master slide, and

wherein the presentation editing user interface provides an indication of how many slides are dependent on the master slide.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 wherein the visual indicator comprises highlighting the dependent slide.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 wherein

each dependent slide is automatically updated in the preview.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving from the user on the client computer an edit to a portion of the master slide in the presentation document;

applying the edit to the at least one dependent slide; and

displaying, in the preview included in the presentation editing interface, the at least one dependent slide updated based on the edit to the master slide.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 wherein the indication of how many slides are dependent on the master slide is provided by presenting a number of slides that are dependent on the master slide.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium method of claim 19 wherein the number of slides that are dependent on the master slide is presented in a section of the presentation editing interface that is distinct from the plurality of slides.