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System and method for formatting a cell in response to data stored in a separate location

US7647551B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 15, 2004
Grant dateJan 12, 2010
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Expiry dateJun 3, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F40/177
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data cell included in a document supporting cell structured data is conditionally formatted according to data that is stored in a separate location from the document. A user is allowed to select from a drop-down menu of related data sets a particular data set for conditionally formatting the data cell. The data cell is formatted according to the data set and the condition without requiring that the data set be stored locally in the document.

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