Generating a representative view for a multipage compilation of information

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• logic, the logic being integrated with the processor, executable by the processor, or integrated with and executable by the processor, wherein the logic is configured to cause the processor to:
• output one page of a multipage compilation of information;
• receive a request to show portions of multiple pages of the multipage compilation of information, the request originating from a user input device, the request including an indication of which portions of the multiple pages of the multipage compilation to select;
• select the portions of the multiple pages of the multipage compilation of information according to the indication;
• generate a view having the selected portions;
• and
• output the view having the selected portions to a graphical display device,
• wherein the selected portions output to the graphical display device include a first item, a middle item, and a last item of each of the multiple pages.

A computer program product, comprising a tangible computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the embodied program code being executable by a processor to cause the processor to:

• output, by the processor, one page of a multipage compilation of information;
• receive, by the processor, a request to show portions of multiple pages of the multipage compilation of information, the request including an indication of which portions of the multiple pages of the multipage compilation to select;
• select, by the processor, the portions of the multiple pages of the multipage compilation of information according to the indication;
• generate, by the processor, a view having the selected portions;
• and output, by the processor, the view having the selected portions, wherein the selected portions include a selectable number of first cells of each first row of each of the multiple pages.