Patent ID: 8739015

Claim:
A computerized method comprising: receiving a selection of a set of images; importing data of the selected set of images into an electronic file of a document being authored; while a single electronic file authoring user interface is in a default state, receiving a trigger input into the single electronic file authoring user interface, the trigger input placing the single electronic file authoring user interface in an altered stated for placement of multiple images from the selected set of images within a view of an electronic file being authored, the single electronic file authoring user interface including and providing the view of the electronic file being authored; while in the altered state for placement of multiple images from the selected set of images, receiving a gesture input into the single electronic file authoring user interface, the gesture input defining an area to place graphical representations of multiple images from the selected set of images within the electronic file being authored, the gesture input further defining a number of cells within which to place individual graphical representations of the images from the selected set of images, a size of the cells, and spacing between the cells within the defined area of the electronic file being authored; presenting a preview within the single electronic file authoring user interface representative of how the cells defined by the gesture input will appear when placed within the electronic file being authored; receiving a placement input within the single electronic file authoring user interface to place the graphical representation of the multiple images from the selected set of images in cells to be created within the electronic file being authored according to the presented preview; in response to the placement input, placing, within the electronic file being authored, the graphical representations of the multiple images from the selected set of images in the defined area within a number of cells that are sized and spaced based on the received gesture input, the placing of the graphical representations including automatically scaling each of the multiple images to a size of the cells and placing the scaled images within respective individual cells; returning the single electronic file authoring user interface from altered state; and wherein the trigger input, gesture input, placement input are each received within the single electronic file authoring user interface.