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A method for providing a user interface comprising:

• displaying a visual representation of an electronic document including a first page and a second page in an original order on a user interface generated on a touchscreen display;
• receiving touchdown data indicating that a touch has been received from a user on the touchscreen display over the first page and hold data indicating that the user has held the touch for a predetermined period of time over the first page;
• altering the visual representation in response to the touchdown data and the hold data such that the first page is visibly larger on the user interface than the second page and such that transparency of the second page is increased relative to the first page;
• receiving movement data indicating that the touch has moved in a vertical direction relative to the user interface;
• altering the visual representation in response to the movement data, as the touch reaches a vertical threshold relative to the user interface, such that the first page is visibly smaller on the user interface than the second page and such that transparency of the first page is increased relative to that of the second page;
• receiving release data indicating that the user has released the touch;
• and
• altering the visual representation in response to the release data such that the first page and second page return to similar transparency and size in the original order of the first page and the second page in the electronic document.

A multifunction peripheral, including a processor and associated memory, the multifunction peripheral including software that when executed by the processor causes the multifunction peripheral to:

• display a visual representation of an electronic document including a first page and a second page in an original order on a user interface generated on a touchscreen display;
• receive touchdown data indicating that a touch has been received from a user on the touchscreen display over the first page and hold data indicating that the user has held the touch for a predetermined period of time over the first page;
• alter the visual representation in response to the touchdown data and the hold data such that the first page is visibly larger on the user interface than the second page and such that transparency of the second page is increased relative to the first page;
• receive movement data indicating that the touch has moved in a horizontal direction relative to the user interface, toward the second page;
• alter the visual representation of the second page in response to the movement data such that, as the touch passes over a horizontal threshold relative to the second page, the second page visibly moves in a direction opposite from the horizontal direction;
• receive release data indicating that the user has released the touch;
• and
• alter the visual representation in response to the release data such that the first page and second page return to similar transparency and size in an altered order of the first page and the second page in the electronic document.

A multifunction peripheral, including a processor and associated memory, the multifunction peripheral including software that when executed by the processor causes the multifunction peripheral to:

• display a visual representation of an electronic document including a first page and a second page in an original order on a user interface generated on a touchscreen display;
• receive touchdown data indicating that a touch has been received from a user on the touchscreen display over the first page and hold data indicating that the user has held the touch for a predetermined period of time over the first page;
• alter the visual representation in response to the touchdown data and the hold data such that the first page is visibly larger on the user interface than the second page and such that transparency of the second page is increased relative to the first page;
• receive movement data indicating that the touch has moved in a vertical direction relative to the user interface;
• alter the visual representation in response to the movement data, as the touch reaches a vertical threshold relative to the user interface, such that the first page is visibly smaller on the user interface than the second page and such that transparency of the first page is increased relative to that of the second page;
• receive release data indicating that the user has released the touch;
• and
• alter the visual representation in response to the release data such that the first page and second page return to similar transparency and size in the original order of the first page and the second page in the electronic document.

Apparatus comprising a storage medium storing a program having instructions which when executed by a processor will cause the processor to:

• display a visual representation of an electronic document including a first page and a second page in an original order on a user interface generated on a touchscreen display;
• receive touchdown data indicating that a touch has been received from a user on the touchscreen display over the first page and hold data indicating that the user has held the touch for a predetermined period of time over the first page;
• alter the visual representation in response to the touchdown data and the hold data such that the first page is visibly larger on the user interface than the second page and such that transparency of the second page is increased relative to the first page;
• receive movement data indicating that the touch has moved in a horizontal direction relative to the user interface, toward the second page;
• alter the visual representation of the second page in response to the movement data such that, as the touch passes over a horizontal threshold relative to the second page, the second page visibly moves in a direction opposite from the horizontal direction;
• receive release data indicating that the user has released the touch;
• and
• alter the visual representation in response to the release data such that the first page and second page return to similar transparency and size in an altered order of the first page and the second page in the electronic document.

Apparatus comprising a storage medium storing a program having instructions which when executed by a processor will cause the processor to:

• display a visual representation of an electronic document including a first page and a second page in an original order on a user interface generated on a touchscreen display;
• receive touchdown data indicating that a touch has been received from a user on the touchscreen display over the first page and hold data indicating that the user has held the touch for a predetermined period of time over the first page;
• alter the visual representation in response to the touchdown data and the hold data such that the first page is visibly larger on the user interface than the second page and such that transparency of the second page is increased relative to the first page;
• receive movement data indicating that the touch has moved in a vertical direction relative to the user interface;
• alter the visual representation in response to the movement data, as the touch reaches a vertical threshold relative to the user interface, such that the first page is visibly smaller on the user interface than the second page and such that transparency of the first page is increased relative to that of the second page;
• receive release data indicating that the user has released the touch;
• and
• alter the visual representation in response to the release data such that the first page and second page return to similar transparency and size in the original order of the first page and the second page in the electronic document.