Patent ID: 7594174
Filing Date: 2009-09-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. In a computing system that provides desktop publishing capabilities, a method of utilizing a simple and integrated tool presenting a user with a plurality of formatting options for application of a user selected color set and a user selected font set to an electronic document displayed in a main window of a display connected to the computing system that provides desktop publishing capabilities, the method comprising: (a) displaying, to the user, a live preview interface window that is separate from a main window that displays an electronic document, the live preview window including each of: (b) at the live preview interface window, receiving user selection of: (c) responding to the user selection of one of the plurality of color sets by displaying a sample of text to which the color set that was selected is applied, in the live preview interface window, and without applying the color set that was selected to the electronic document; (d) responding to the user selection of one of the plurality of font sets by displaying a sample of text to which the font set that was selected is applied, in the live preview interface window, and without applying the font set that was selected to the electronic document; and (e) after (c) and (d), receiving a single user input requesting application the plurality of colors of the selected color set and the plurality of fonts of the selected font set; and (f) in response to receiving the single user input, selectively and collectively applying a plurality of the colors of the color set and a plurality of the fonts of the font set to text of corresponding text elements in the electronic document such that the electronic document is collectively formatted to include the plurality of fonts of the font set and the plurality of colors of the color set that were independently selected by the user.