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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2010
Adam Spencer Callens, Redmond, WA (US);
David Nelson Norelius, Redmond, WA (US);
James Thomas Marshall, Redmond, WA (US);
Adam Spencer Callens, Redmond, WA (US);
David Nelson Norelius, Redmond, WA (US);
James Thomas Marshall, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure describes a user interface and methods for quickly and easily modifying graphical content. Specifically, content having a hierarchical format may be received in a content pane. The hierarchical format may include one or more hierarchical levels and a plurality of content portions occupying one or more hierarchical positions within each of the one or more hierarchical levels. Further, a graphical definition may be applied to the content creating graphical content. As will be appreciated, the graphical content may comprise a hierarchical structure corresponding to the hierarchical format of the content. The hierarchical structure may include a plurality of nodes occupying one or more node positions within each of one or more node levels. A content portion occupying a hierarchical position may be reordered within a hierarchical level and may automatically cause a corresponding node in a corresponding node position to be reordered within a corresponding node level.