Document history interface

A system comprising:

• at least one processing unit;
• and
• at least one memory storing computer executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processing unit, cause the system to perform a set of operations, the set of operations comprising:
• providing a first version of a document, wherein the document has an associated document identifier;
• receiving two or more events, wherein the two or more events include an authoring event and a communication event;
• recognizing the communication event as associated with the communication event based on the communication event including at least one of the document or the document identifier;
• generating an interactive document timeline identifying the two or more events associated with the document, wherein the interactive document timeline includes different graphical identifiers for at least two events of the two or more events;
• receiving a selection to scroll to a position of a first event of the two or more events along the interactive document timeline;
• providing a second version of the document, wherein the second version of the document corresponds to the document as it existed at a time associated with the position;
• and
• saving the second version of the document as a new document.

A method of extracting a portion of an attached file and embedding the extracted portion in a message, the method comprising:

• providing a first version of a document;
• generating an interactive document timeline identifying two or more events associated with the document, wherein the interactive document timeline includes different graphical identifiers for at least two events of the two or more events, and wherein the at least two events are different types of communication events comprising:
• meeting regarding the document during a calendar event;
• and
• discussing the document during an audio or video conferencing event;
• receiving a selection to scroll along the interactive document timeline to a first event of the two or more events;
• and
• providing a second version of the document, wherein the second version of the document corresponds to the document as it existed at a time when the first event of the two or more events occurred.