Action representation during slide generation

摘要

Techniques for displaying object animations on a slide are disclosed. In accordance with these techniques, objects on a slide may be assigned actions when generating or editing the slide. The effects of the actions on the slide are depicted using one or more respective representations which represent the slide as it will appear after implementation of one or more corresponding actions.

主权项

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a memory storing one or more routines; and a processing component configured to execute the one or more routines stored in the memory, wherein the one or more routines, when executed by the processing component provide an application interface of a presentation application, wherein the presentation application: receives inputs via one or more input structures of the electronic device to select an object displayed on a slide editing pane of the presentation application executing on the electronic device at a starting point on the slide editing pane; and assigns at least one action to be performed on the object when the slide is displayed in a presentation, wherein one or more representations are displayed concurrently with the object on the slide editing pane and wherein each representation depicts the object as it will appear at one or more endpoints, waypoints, or both on the slide editing pane after a respective action or actions are performed and wherein the concurrent display of the object at the starting point and the one or more representations at the one or more endpoints, waypoints, or both visually depict the appearance of and sequence of at least two stages of the object, based upon the at least one action.