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Josh Leong

Christopher D Edwards

Tyler Robert Adams

Teresa Thomas

Benjamin R Howell

Mark E Pearson

Chad B Rothschiller

Clinton Dee Covington

Karen Xiaoxu Cheng

Krista Bendig

Robin Winter Troy

Animation for the expansion and collapse of content in a user interface may be provided. The user interface may be displayed by a computer and may contain a content surface for editing content. The content may include a top data row and data items in rows below the top data row on the content surface. The computer may then receive an input to expand/collapse the data items into the top data row. The computer may then animate a display of the data items expanding/collapsing into the top data row. Animation for the sorting of content in a user interface may also be provided. The user interface may be displayed by a computer and may contain a content surface for editing a plurality of rows containing content. The computer may then receive a request to sort the content. The computer may then animate a sort of the content.

Animation for expanding/collapsing content and for sorting content in an electronic document

Display screen with animated graphical user interface

Display screen with graphical user interface

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