Jump to Collaborator Cursor

Abstract

Various features and processes related to document collaboration are disclosed. In some implementations, animations are presented when updating a local document display to reflect changes made to the document at a remote device. In some implementations, a user can selectively highlight changes made by collaborators in a document. In some implementations, a user can select an identifier associated with another user to display a portion of a document that includes the other user's cursor location. In some implementations, text in document chat sessions can be automatically converted into hyperlinks which, when selected, cause a document editor to perform an operation.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 displaying a document on first device;   receiving information describing a cursor location within the document, the cursor location associated with a first input provided at a second device;   receiving a second input at the first device; and   in response to the second input, modifying the display of the document at the first device to present a portion of the document that includes the cursor location.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the document is stored on a third device that is not the first device and is not the second device. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the cursor location corresponds to a location within the document that is being edited at the second device. 
     
     
         4 . A method comprising:
 displaying a document on a first device;   displaying users who are currently accessing the document;   receiving a selection of at least one of the users; and   in response to receiving the selection, modifying the display of the document to present a portion of the document that includes a location of a cursor corresponding to the selected user.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the location of the cursor corresponds to input provided by the selected user at a second device. 
     
     
         6 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes:
 displaying a document on first device;   receiving information describing a cursor location within the document, the cursor location associated with a first input provided at a second device;   receiving a second input at the first device; and   in response to the second input, modifying the display of the document at the first device to present a portion of the document that includes the cursor location.   
     
     
         7 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 6 , wherein the document is stored on a third device that is not the first device and is not the second device. 
     
     
         8 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 6 , wherein the cursor location corresponds to a location within the document that is being edited at the second device. 
     
     
         9 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes:
 displaying a document on a first device;   displaying users who are currently accessing the document;   receiving a selection of at least one of the users; and   in response to receiving the selection, modifying the display of the document to present a portion of the document that includes a location of a cursor corresponding to the selected user.   
     
     
         10 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 9 , wherein the location of the cursor corresponds to input provided by the selected user at a second device. 
     
     
         11 . A system comprising:
 one or more processors; and   a non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes:
 displaying a document on first device; 
 receiving information describing a cursor location within the document, the cursor location associated with a first input provided at a second device; 
 receiving a second input at the first device; and 
 in response to the second input, modifying the display of the document at the first device to present a portion of the document that includes the cursor location. 
   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the document is stored on a third device that is not the first device and is not the second device. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the cursor location corresponds to a location within the document that is being edited at the second device. 
     
     
         14 . A system comprising:
 one or more processors; and   a non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes:
 displaying a document on a first device; 
 displaying users who are currently accessing the document; 
 receiving a selection of at least one of the users; and 
 in response to receiving the selection, modifying the display of the document to present a portion of the document that includes a location of a cursor corresponding to the selected user. 
   
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the location of the cursor corresponds to input provided by the selected user at a second device.