Method to employ multiple, alternative presentations within a single presentation

1. A method of creating an electronic presentation, comprising: including a plurality of electronic slides as part of a single presentation;

selectively assigning two or more presentation constraint parameters having different values to at least two of the electronic slides, wherein the two or more presentation constraint parameters include a time factor and a content level;

adjusting scalable constraints associated with the time factor and content level using graphical representations of the scalable constraints having multiple settings; and

automatically generating a sequence for presenting less than all of the plurality of electronic slides, where slides included in the sequence are based on which slides have an assigned time factor and content level within the adjusted scalable constraints.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein different presentation constraint parameters are assigned to at least two of the electronic slides, and the sequence is a first sequence, and further comprising generating a second sequence for presenting less than all of the plurality of electronic slides based on the presentation constraint parameters, the second sequence being different from the first sequence.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein a first electronic slide is included in the first sequence, and a second electronic slide is substituted for the first electronic slide in the second sequence.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

adjusting the two or more presentation constraint parameters after displaying at least one of the electronic slides in the sequence; and

generating another sequence of the plurality of electronic slides based on the two or more adjusted presentation constraint parameters.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one of the electronics slides is assigned a presentation constraint parameter which indicates that the at least one electronic slide is to be included only in a most basic presentation, and is not to be used at all for deeper level presentations.

6. A computer system comprising:

means for processing program instructions;

a display device controlled by said processing means;

a memory device accessible by said processing means; and

program instructions residing in said memory device for including a plurality of electronic slides as part of a single presentation, selectively assigning two or more presentation constraint parameters having different values to at least two of the electronic slides, wherein the two or more presentation constraint parameters include a time factor and a content level, adjusting scalable constraints associated with the time factor and content level using graphical representations of the scalable constraints having multiple settings, and automatically generating a sequence for presenting less than all of the plurality of electronic slides, where slides included in the sequence are based on which slides have an assigned time factor and content level within the adjusted scalable constraints.

7. The computer system of claim 6 wherein the sequence is a first sequence, and said program instructions are further for assigning different presentation constraint parameters to at least two of the electronic slides, and generating a second sequence for presenting less than all of the plurality of electronic slides based on the presentation constraint parameters, the second sequence being different from the first sequence.

8. The computer system of claim 7 wherein a first electronic slide is included in the first sequence, and a second electronic slide is substituted for the first electronic slide in the second sequence.

9. The computer system of claim 6 wherein said program instructions are further for adjusting the two or more presentation constraint parameters after displaying at least one of the electronic slides in the sequence; and generating another sequence of the plurality of electronic slides based on the two or more adjusted presentation constraint parameters.

10. The computer system of claim 6 wherein at least one of the electronics slides is assigned a presentation constraint parameter which indicates that the at least one electronic slide is to be included only in a most basic presentation, and is not to be used at all for deeper level presentations.

11. A computer program product comprising:

a computer-readable medium; and

program instructions residing in said medium for including a plurality of electronic slides as part of a single presentation, selectively assigning two or more presentation constraint parameters having different values to at least two of the electronic slides, wherein the two or more presentation constraint parameters include a time factor and a content level, adjusting scalable constraints associated with the time factor and content level using a graphical representation of the scalable constraints having multiple settings, and automatically generating a sequence for presenting less than all of the plurality of electronic slides, where slides included in the sequence are based on which slides have an assigned time factor and content level within the adjusted scalable constraints.

12. The computer program product of claim 11 wherein the sequence is a first sequence, and said program instructions are further for assigning different presentation constraint parameters to at least two of the electronic slides, and generating a second sequence for presenting less than all of the plurality of electronic slides based on the presentation constraint parameters, the second sequence being different from the first sequence.

13. The computer program product of claim 12 wherein a first electronic slide is included in the first sequence, and a second electronic slide is substituted for the first electronic slide in the second sequence.

14. The computer program product of claim 11 wherein said program instructions are further for adjusting the two or more presentation constraint parameters after displaying at least one of the electronic slides in the sequence; and generating another sequence of the plurality of electronic slides based on the two or more adjusted presentation constraint parameters.

15. The computer program product of claim 11 wherein at least one of the electronics slides is assigned a presentation constraint parameter which indicates that the at least one electronic slide is to be included only in a most basic presentation, and is not to be used at all for deeper level presentations.