Patent ID: 8274536

Claim:
A method, comprising: at a multifunction device with a touch screen display: displaying a text entry interface on the touch screen display, the text entry interface comprising: a soft keyboard in a first area on the touch screen display, and a viewing area with a first size when the soft keyboard is displayed, the viewing area configured to display scrollable information; detecting a first finger scrolling gesture on the viewing area; when the viewing area with the first size displays only a portion of the scrollable information, in response to detecting the first finger scrolling gesture on the viewing area: ceasing to display the soft keyboard, expanding the viewing area to a second size, wherein the expanded viewing area includes at least some of the first area , and scrolling the scrollable information in the expanded viewing area; and, when the viewing area with the first size displays all of the scrollable information, in response to detecting the first finger scrolling gesture on the viewing area: maintaining display of the soft keyboard, keeping the viewing area at the first size, and translating all of the scrollable information in the viewing area in accordance with the first finger scrolling gesture on the viewing area.