DIRECT PRESENTATIONS FROM CONTENT COLLECTIONS
Presenting content includes selecting a subset of content items from a content collection, where at least some of the subset of content items includes a plurality of objects selected from the group of categories consisting of: text, images, web clips, HTML clips, audio clips, video clips, links to external web content, document attachments, and multimedia attachments and includes displaying content items from the subset of content items on a presentation screen, where intelligent navigation facilitates scanning through objects included with each of the content items. The intelligent navigation may use a dedicated button, a keyboard shortcut and/or a multi-touch gesture for scanning through objects. The intelligent navigation may allow scrolling through objects by category. Presenting content may also include automatically forming a first cover note having a first table of contents listing titles of at least a first portion of the subset of content items and corresponding links thereto.
1 . A method of presenting content, comprising:
selecting a subset of content items from a content collection, wherein at least some of the subset of content items includes a plurality of objects selected from the group of categories consisting of: text, images, web clips, HTML clips, audio clips, video clips, links to external web content, document attachments, and multimedia attachments; and
displaying content items from the subset of content items on a presentation screen, wherein intelligent navigation facilitates scanning through objects included with each of the content items.
2 . A method, according to claim 1 , wherein the intelligent navigation uses at least one of: a dedicated button, a keyboard shortcut and a multi-touch gesture for scanning through objects.
3 . A method, according to claim 1 , wherein the intelligent navigation allows scrolling through objects by category.
4 . A method, according to claim 1 , further comprising:
automatically forming a first cover note having a first table of contents listing titles of at least a first portion of the subset of content items and corresponding links thereto.
5 . A method, according to claim 4 , wherein a presentation sequence for the content items is directed by the first cover note in an order of selection of the content items.
6 . A method, according to claim 5 , wherein clicking a link shown on the first cover note causes a corresponding one of the content items to be opened.
7 . A method, according to claim 4 , wherein a second cover note, embedded in the first cover note, is provided and wherein the second cover note includes a second table of contents listing titles of at least a second portion of the subset of content items and corresponding links thereto, the second portion being different than the first portion.
8 . A method, according to claim 1 , wherein each of the subset of content items that is edited while being displayed on the presentation screen causes the presentation screen to be updated while being viewed.
9 . A method, according to claim 8 , wherein editing functionality is provided by at least one other device separate from a device controlling the presentation screen.
10 . A method, according to claim 9 , wherein editing functionality is provided by a plurality of other devices separate from the device controlling the presentation screen.
11 . A method, according to claim 9 , wherein editing functionality is provided by at least one other screen separate from the presentation screen.
12 . A method, according to claim 11 , wherein a presenter controls the at least one other screen.
13 . A method, according to claim 11 , wherein the presentation screen and the at least one other screen are provided on a multi-screen configuration of a single device.
14 . A method, according to claim 1 , wherein an animated cursor is used to emphasize portions of the subset of content items displayed on the presentation screen.
15 . A method, according to claim 14 , wherein the animated cursor leaves a fading trace indicating a previous location of the fading cursor.
16 . A method, according to claim 14 , wherein the animated cursor is controllable by at least one of: a computer mouse and a touch device.
17 . A method, according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the subset of content items shown on the presentation screen includes an external link and clicking on the external link causes a corresponding item to be displayed on the presentation screen.
18 . A method, according to claim 17 , wherein the corresponding item is opened using a native application for the corresponding item.
19 . A method, according to claim 1 , wherein text is enlarged and displayed in a uniform font prior to being displayed on the presentation screen.
20 . A method, according to claim 19 , wherein colors applied to the text are one of: unsaturated and converted into a smaller palette.
21 . A method, according to claim 1 , wherein the presentation screen is a screen of a mobile device.
22 . A method, according to claim 21 , wherein the mobile device mobile device uses an operating system selected from the group consisting of: iOS, Android OS, Windows Phone OS, Blackberry OS and mobile versions of Linux OS.
23 . Computer software, provided in a non-transitory computer-readable medium, that presents content, the software comprising:
executable code that selects a subset of content items from a content collection, wherein at least some of the subset of content items includes a plurality of objects selected from the group of categories consisting of: text, images, web clips, HTML clips, audio clips, video clips, links to external web content, document attachments, and multimedia attachments; and
executable code that displays content items from the subset of content items on a presentation screen, wherein intelligent navigation facilitates scanning through objects included with each of the content items.
24 . Computer software, according to claim 22 , wherein the intelligent navigation uses at least one of: a dedicated button, a keyboard shortcut and a multi-touch gesture for scanning through objects.
25 . Computer software, according to claim 23 , wherein the intelligent navigation allows scrolling through objects by category.
26 . Computer software, according to claim 23 , further comprising:
executable code that automatically forms a first cover note having a first table of contents listing titles of at least a first portion of the subset of content items and corresponding links thereto.
27 . Computer software, according to claim 26 , wherein a presentation sequence for the content items is directed by the first cover note in an order of selection of the content items.
28 . Computer software, according to claim 27 , wherein clicking a link shown on the first cover note causes a corresponding one of the content items to be opened.
29 . Computer software, according to claim 26 , wherein a second cover note, embedded in the first cover note, is provided and wherein the second cover note includes a second table of contents listing titles of at least a second portion of the subset of content items and corresponding links thereto, the second portion being different than the first portion.
30 . Computer software, according to claim 23 , wherein each of the subset of content items that is edited while being displayed on the presentation screen causes the presentation screen to be updated while being viewed.
31 . Computer software, according to claim 30 , wherein editing functionality is provided by at least one other device separate from a device controlling the presentation screen.
32 . Computer software, according to claim 31 , wherein editing functionality is provided by a plurality of other devices separate from the device controlling the presentation screen.
33 . Computer software, according to claim 31 , wherein editing functionality is provided by at least one other screen separate from the presentation screen.
34 . Computer software, according to claim 33 , wherein a presenter controls the at least one other screen.
35 . Computer software, according to claim 33 , wherein the presentation screen and the at least one other screen are provided on a multi-screen configuration of a single device.
36 . Computer software, according to claim 23 , wherein an animated cursor is used to emphasize portions of the subset of content items displayed on the presentation screen.
37 . Computer software, according to claim 36 , wherein the animated cursor leaves a fading trace indicating a previous location of the fading cursor.
38 . Computer software, according to claim 36 , wherein the animated cursor is controllable by at least one of: a computer mouse and a touch device.
39 . Computer software, according to claim 23 , wherein at least one of the subset of content items shown on the presentation screen includes an external link and clicking on the external link causes a corresponding item to be displayed on the presentation screen.
40 . Computer software, according to claim 39 , wherein the corresponding item is opened using a native application for the corresponding item.
41 . Computer software, according to claim 23 , wherein text is enlarged and displayed in a uniform font prior to being displayed on the presentation screen.
42 . Computer software, according to claim 41 , wherein colors applied to the text are one of: unsaturated and converted into a smaller palette.
43 . Computer software, according to claim 23 , wherein the presentation screen is a screen of a mobile device.
44 . Computer software, according to claim 43 , wherein the mobile device mobile device uses an operating system selected from the group consisting of: iOS, Android OS, Windows Phone OS, Blackberry OS and mobile versions of Linux OS.