A method of exposing document features in association with status information for a document, comprising: providing computer-generated user interface that includes authoring features for authoring or changing the content of an editable document, an actuator that provides actuation of a secondary computer-generated user interface, and the editable document, wherein the secondary computer-generated user interface includes document status information associated with a change of status of the editable document and non-authoring features that do not change the content of the document, and wherein the non-authoring features include a non-authoring feature that may be utilized for changing the status of the document; displaying, in the computer-generated user interface, a communication user interface component, wherein the communication user interface component is configured to communicate, to a user, the document status information that is available in the secondary computer-generated user interface, wherein the document status information includes information that another user has opened the editable document, and wherein the actuator is displayed within the communication user interface component; receiving a selection of the actuator; in response to receiving the selection of the actuator, removing the editable document from the display and displaying the secondary computer-generated user interface; displaying the document status information in the secondary computer-generated user interface, including displaying an explanation of how the status of the document may be changed, in response to the document status information, by utilizing the non-authoring feature that may be utilized for changing the status of the document; and displaying information about the non-authoring feature that may be utilized for changing the status of the document in the secondary computer-generated user interface with the displayed document status information. providing computer-generated user interface that includes authoring features for authoring or changing the content of an editable document, an actuator that provides actuation of a secondary computer-generated user interface, and the editable document, wherein the secondary computer-generated user interface includes document status information associated with a change of status of the editable document and non-authoring features that do not change the content of the document, and wherein the non-authoring features include a non-authoring feature that may be utilized for changing the status of the document; displaying, in the computer-generated user interface, a communication user interface component, wherein the communication user interface component is configured to communicate, to a user, the document status information that is available in the secondary computer-generated user interface, wherein the document status information includes information that another user has opened the editable document, and wherein the actuator is displayed within the communication user interface component; receiving a selection of the actuator; in response to receiving the selection of the actuator, removing the editable document from the display and displaying the secondary computer-generated user interface; displaying the document status information in the secondary computer-generated user interface, including displaying an explanation of how the status of the document may be changed, in response to the document status information, by utilizing the non-authoring feature that may be utilized for changing the status of the document; and displaying information about the non-authoring feature that may be utilized for changing the status of the document in the secondary computer-generated user interface with the displayed document status information.