Patent ID: 7528847

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for protecting user interface regions from view on a notebook software application user interface, the method comprising: displaying a notebook application user interface, wherein the notebook application user interface includes: a predefined menu toolbar, a user defined menu toolbar, a notebook selection region, wherein the notebook selection region includes a current notebook option and a list of other notebook options, a section selection region, wherein the section selection region includes a current section option associated with the current notebook option and a list of other section options associated with the current notebook option, a page selection region, wherein the page selection region includes a current page option associated with the current section option and a list of other page options associated with the current section option, and a content display region for displaying a current selection associated with the current page option of the current section option of the current notebook option; and providing a plurality of protective modes for the notebook application user interface, wherein: when a selection of a first protective mode is received, hiding the selectable list of other notebook options, hiding the selectable list of other section options, hiding the selectable list of other page options, maintaining the display of the predefined menu toolbar, maintaining the display of the user defined menu toolbar, maintaining the display of the current notebook option, maintaining the display of the current section option, maintaining the display of the current page option, and maintaining the display of the current selection, when a selection of a second protective mode is received, hiding the notebook selection region, hiding the section selection region, hiding the page selection region, maintaining the display of the predefined menu toolbar, maintaining the display of the user defined toolbar and expanding the display of the content display region, and when a selection of a third protective mode is received, hiding the predefined menu toolbar, hiding the notebook section region, hiding the section selection region, hiding the page selection region, maintaining the display of the user defined toolbar and expanding the display of the content display region.