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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2019
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Jana H. Jenkins, Raleigh, NC (US);
Hau Co, Sharon, CA;
Joseph Lam, Markham, CA;
Fang Lu, Billerica, MA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for concealing distracting user interface elements within collaborative editing software is provided. The present invention may include monitoring activity on a computing device to identify the presence of collaborative editing and presentation programs, and responsive to determining that presenting users are conducting a presentation and that users are editing a digital collaborative document, concealing one or more graphical user interface elements; and, responsive to determining that the one or more presenting users are no longer conducting the presentation, graphically summarizing one or more changes to the digital collaborative document made during the presentation.