8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the graphical control includes one of more of the following functions: play, pause, rewind, fast-forward.
1. A method of displaying a traversable, chronological representation of an electronic document's history, derived from revisions of the electronic document, in a collaborative computing environment, comprising: retrieving revision history information from the electronic document; selecting a region within the electronic document; selecting a plurality of revision points from the revision history, wherein the revision points correspond to the selected region of the electronic document; retrieving changes to the document depicted in each of the revision points; rendering the selected region of the electronic document with each of the changes applied, wherein for each change applied, morphing a first image of the document prior to the application of the change with a second image of the document after the application of the change; creating media including the rendering of the selected region of the electronic document; wherein the media is created separately from the document; wherein the media includes at least one graphical control for controlling display of the media; and presenting the media.