User interface for navigating comments associated with collaboratively edited electronic documents
AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsPatrick Gan, Erin O'Connell, Benjamin Wilde, Joan Weaver
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AssigneeMicrosoft Technology Licensing, LLC
InventorsPatrick Gan, Erin O'Connell, Benjamin Wilde, Joan Weaver
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An end user application running on a local client computer is configured to store a collection of comment data for the electronic document. The comment data includes data representing a plurality of comment threads. Displays of comment data also include hints providing information about the content and context of previous and next comments outside of the currently viewed context of the document. When hints are used in combination with filtering of the comment data, a user can more quickly review comments based on a variety of filtering criteria. A comment map also can be provided as a spatial representation of the distribution of comments within a document. Such a comment map can be provided as a navigational aid for viewing the electronic document and reviewing comments. The comment map provides an additional way for a reviewer to quickly identify areas of a document which may require more review.
A computer, comprising:
An article of manufacture comprising:
A computer-implemented process comprising:
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