Method and system for the direct manipulation of cells in an ele

Details Method and system for the direct manipulation of cells in an ele Method and system for the direct manipulation of cells in an ele

1997-01-23

2000-08-29

Hong, Stephen S.

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database design

Data structure types

707530, 707531, 707539, 707540, 345121, G06F 700

Patent

active

061122149

ABSTRACT:
A method and system for directly manipulating cells in an electronic spreadsheet program or the like. After the user has selected the cells to be manipulated, the user merely positions the cursor over any part of the outside border of the selected group of cells, depresses and holds down a predefined mouse button, drags the border to a new location and then releases the mouse button. Depending upon which mouse button or control key was depressed, the user may be presented with options such as whether the manipulation should be to move or copy the selected cells, or the selected cells may be moved and no option presented. Depending upon which control key was depressed or upon the location of the repositioned border, the selected cells may be pasted over existing cells, or they may be inserted into the spreadsheet causing the existing cells to be shifted right and/or down.

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