Method and apparatus for entering and manipulating spreadsheet c

Details Method and apparatus for entering and manipulating spreadsheet c Method and apparatus for entering and manipulating spreadsheet c

1995-11-17

1998-02-10

Feild, Joseph H.

Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system

Display driving control circuitry

Controlling the condition of display elements

395804, 395769, 395172, 345128, 345144, 382179, 382182, 382189, 382200, 382286, 382288, 382290, G06T 100

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ABSTRACT:
A method for entering and manipulating spreadsheet cell data is described. The present invention provides a method for determining the target cell for written information and for scaling the information to fit within the boundaries of the target cell. A multi-tiered character recognition scheme is used to improve the accuracy and speed of character recognition and translation of handwritten data. The original handwritten data is preserved so that either the translated data or original data may be displayed. The present invention also provides for improved editing of cell entries by allowing a plurality of editing tools to be selected. Manipulation of blocks of data can be accomplished with simple gestures. Arithmetic, statistical and logical functions can be invoked with a single command.

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