Patent ID: 8799775

Claim:
A computing device, comprising: a touchscreen display; one or more processors; memory; and one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for: running an electronic document authoring application, wherein: the electronic document authoring application has a plurality of modes of operation including an edit mode and a presentation mode; and while an electronic document authoring application is in the presentation mode, actions of a user do not cause the electronic document authoring application to edit documents in the electronic document authoring application; displaying, on the touchscreen display, a first portion of an electronic document in the presentation mode of the electronic document authoring application, wherein the first portion of the electronic document includes predefined activation regions for a plurality of presentation emphasis objects; and, while displaying the first portion of the electronic document in the presentation mode: detecting, on the touchscreen display, a first touch input that includes a finger gesture on a respective predefined activation region; and, in response to detecting the first touch input on the respective predefined activation region, performing a respective presentation operation proximate to the respective predefined activation region, wherein: in accordance with a determination that the first touch input is a first gesture on the respective predefined activation region, the respective presentation operation is a first presentation operation that includes: selecting a first emphasis animation for a first presentation emphasis object based on the first touch input; displaying the first emphasis animation; and displaying the first presentation emphasis object; and in accordance with a determination that the first touch input is a second gesture, distinct from the second gesture, on the respective predefined activation region, the respective operation is a second presentation operation different from the first presentation operation.