Patent ID: 7600188

Claim:
A computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions for directing a user to create a website using website creation software, the computer-readable storage medium comprising: instructions for displaying a base interface, the base interface comprising: a plurality of interface elements, wherein each interface element corresponds to a tool for accomplishing a task related to building a website, and a quick step interface element capable of toggling between an active state and an inactive state when selected by the user; instructions for displaying, responsive to a toggling of the quick step interface element to the active state, a first designator on top of the base interface to indicate to the user a first interface element of the plurality of interface elements to select in order to access a tool for accomplishing a first task of a plurality of basic tasks related to building a website, wherein the first task is to be completed by the user prior to completion of any other task of the plurality of basic tasks; instructions for updating, responsive to a completion, by the user, of the first task of the plurality of basic tasks related to building a website, the display of the first designator to indicate to the user a second interface element of the plurality of interface elements to select in order to access a tool for accomplishing a second task of the plurality of basic tasks related to building a website, wherein the second task is to be completed by the user subsequent to completion of the first task and prior to the completion of at least one task of the plurality of basic tasks; and instructions for removing the first designator from on top of the base interface responsive to a toggling of the quick step interface element to the inactive state, wherein the base interface remains displayed and the user may subsequently select the quick step interface element and each of the plurality of interface elements.