1. A system comprising: a multifunctional peripheral device comprising: a processor; and a display device; in which the display device presents to a user an electronic document; in which, with an editing module, the multifunctional peripheral device receives input indicating edits to be made to the electronic document; and in which the edits are saved as an electronically separate image surface that is viewable as a thumbnail on the display device as a preview, and the electronically separate image surface is different from an image surface of the electronic document, wherein the electronic document remains unchanged when the image surface with edits is placed over the image surface of the electronic document for printing.
1. A system comprising: a multifunctional peripheral device comprising: a processor; and a display device; in which the display device presents to a user an electronic document; in which, with an editing module, the multifunctional peripheral device receives input indicating edits to be made to the electronic document; and in which the edits are saved as an electronically separate image surface that is viewable as a thumbnail on the display device as a preview, and the electronically separate image surface is different from an image surface of the electronic document, wherein the electronic document remains unchanged when the image surface with edits is placed over the image surface of the electronic document for printing. 8. The system of claim 1 , in which receiving input at the display device indicative of a gesture-based manipulation of content comprises a cut operation, a copy operation, a text editing option, an image editing option, a text selection operation, an image selection operation, a selection manipulation option, a page orientation operation, or combinations thereof.