Patent
1995-04-10
1998-07-21
Zimmerman, Mark K.
395149, 395155, 395158, 395161, G06F 1722
Patent
active
057845450
ABSTRACT:
An electronic spreadsheet system of the present invention includes a notebook interface having a plurality of notebook pages, each of which may contain a spread of information cells, or other desired page type (e.g., Graphs page). Methods are provided for rapidly accessing and processing information on the different pages, including displaying a plurality of page identifiers for selecting individual pages, and further including a preferred syntax for referencing information. Additional methods are provided for editing cells and blocks of cells.
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Anderson Charles R.
Bush Alan M.
Cseri Istvan
Liaw Weikuo
Low Murray K.
Borland International Inc.
Feild Joseph H.
Norviel Vernon A.
Slone David N.
Smart John A.
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