Patent ID: 7614007

Claim:
A method for applying a set of operations for execution on a corresponding file displayed on a graphical user interface, such that the set includes a plurality of different operations, the method comprising: associating a different operation with each of a plurality of active icon inputs; associating a distinct visual display feature with each of the plurality of active icon inputs for each of the different operations; selecting a first active icon input to apply a first operation to be executed on a displayed file; selecting a file display for the displayed file on a graphical user interface (GUI) to associate the selected first active icon input with the displayed file; presenting a first distinct visual feature associated with the first operation in a first portion of the file display of the displayed file; selecting a second active icon input to apply a second operation to be executed on the displayed file; reselecting the file display for the displayed file to associate the selected second active icon input with the displayed file; and presenting a second distinct visual feature associated with the second operation in a second portion of the reselected file display of the displayed file such that the first distinct visual feature is also being presented.