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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
May. 19, 2005
Nathalie S. Collins, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Hoa N. LU, Oakland, CA (US);
Andy Chin, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Rebecca S. Levine, San Francisco, CA (US);
Shawn A. Villaron, San Jose, CA (US);
Nathalie S. Collins, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Hoa N. Lu, Oakland, CA (US);
Andy Chin, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Rebecca S. Levine, San Francisco, CA (US);
Shawn A. Villaron, San Jose, CA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An N-level inheritance model is provided to develop presentations. A hierarchical inheritance model includes master slides, custom layout slides, and slides including the material for the presentation. The inheritance model allows presentation authors to both define an overall look for the presentation as well as the ability to customize slide layouts individually. An author may create custom layouts that may be applied to a single slide as well as a set of slides. Properties that are defined at any level within the hierarchy may be inherited by the lower levels within the hierarchy. Each level within the presentation may also make an exception to an inherited property.