Updates to Shared Electronic Documents in Collaborative Environments

A computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for performing a method of exchanging information in a collaborative networked environment, the method comprising:

• receiving a first active region from a first client;
• receiving an indicia of a change to a shared electronic document;
• determining that the first client requires an update, wherein determining includes determining the change will affect the first active region;
• determining relevant-change data to send to the first client;
• and
• sending the relevant-change data to the first client.

A system for exchanging information in a collaborative networked environment, the system comprising:

• a computer processor electronically coupled to an input device, an output device, a network communication device, a storage device, and memory;
• wherein the network communication device receives information regarding a shared electronic document;
• wherein the output device displays information regarding the shared electronic document through a viewport;
• wherein the network communication device sends information regarding an active region of the shared electronic document;
• wherein the network communication device receives relevant-change data regarding the shared electronic document;
• and
• wherein after the network communication device receives the relevant-change data, the active region of the shared electronic document is updated based upon the relevant-change data.