Abstract: Technologies are provided for performant retrieval and presentation of content in a user interface. In some embodiments, an application is configured with executable code for presenting content in predefined areas of a UI. The executable code defines a layout of the areas and provides formatting information, but does not include the content. At runtime, such as during an initial period prior to when the application is ready to process user input, a thread that is separate from a main application thread requests content from a remote server. The content can include text, for example. Regardless of its type, the content excludes formatting information. The application causes a display device to present received content in the predefined areas of the UI. To that end, the application utilizes the same program code that the application utilizes to display other content pertaining to the application.

Abstract: A spreadsheet application may enable a user to organize, analyze, and store data in a tabular form. In some situations, the user may want to provide a brief presentation of the data to one or more recipients. A presentation module of the spreadsheet application may be configured to enable the user to dynamically present the data from within the spreadsheet application to the recipients. For example, a selected portion of underlying data of the spreadsheet application may be received, and a presentation to display the selected portion of the underlying data may be generated. The presentation may be displayed to the recipients through a presentation viewer, and the recipients may be enabled to modify the presentation through the presentation viewer. In response to detecting a modification to the presentation through the presentation viewer, the corresponding underlying data of the spreadsheet application may be automatically updated to reflect the modification.