Cell view mode for outsized cells

• US 10,025,481 B2
• Filed: 10/05/2015
• Issued: 07/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Bhargav, Rajat, Jain, Pankaj, Jain, Mitushi, Bairagi, Abhijit Kumar
• Primary Examiner(s): RIES, LAURIE ANNE
• Application Number:
  US14/875,118
• Publication Number:
  US 20160188187A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,016 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/18 of spreadsheets form-filling G06F40/174

Abstract

Embodiments provide electronic spreadsheet viewing and interaction features and functionalities, but the embodiments are not so limited. In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method can be configured to provide a cell view launch indicator or interface that alerts a user that a selected cell includes additional content not being currently displayed. The cell view launch indicator can be activated and use a cell view mode to launch a separately controllable cell view window or portion. Other embodiments are included.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining that a cell in a spreadsheet includes hidden data;

based on the determination, displaying a cell view launch indicator within the cell;

receiving a selection of the cell view launch indicator;

in response to receiving the selection, displaying in a separate window the hidden data of the cell.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining if a cell dimension is greater than a display dimension, and displaying the cell view launch indicator based on the determination that the cell dimension is greater than the display dimension.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the cell dimension is a horizontal dimension of the cell and the display dimension is a horizontal dimension of a display screen.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the cell dimension is a vertical dimension of the cell and the display dimension is a vertical dimension of a display screen.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the separate window is at least part of a cell view display portion.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the cell view launch indicator is displayed upon receiving a selection of the cell and removed from display upon selection of another cell.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the separate window is docked.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the separate window is scrollable.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the method of claim 1 is performed by a mobile device.

10. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

memory storing instructions that when executed by the at least one processor perform a set of operations comprising;

determining that a cell in a spreadsheet includes hidden data;

based on the determination, displaying a cell view launch indicator within the cell;

receiving a selection of the cell view launch indicator;

in response to receiving the selection, displaying in a distinct display portion the hidden data of the cell.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise determining if a cell dimension is greater than a display dimension, and displaying the cell view launch indicator based on the determination that the cell dimension is greater than the display dimension.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the cell dimension is a horizontal dimension of the cell and the display dimension is a horizontal dimension of a display screen.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the cell dimension is a vertical dimension of the cell and the display dimension is a vertical dimension of a display screen.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the cell view launch indicator is displayed upon receiving a selection of the cell and the operations further comprise removing the cell view launch indicator from display upon selection of another cell.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the system is at least part of a mobile device.

16. A method for displaying cell contents within a spreadsheet application on a mobile device having a display screen, comprising:

determining that a cell in a spreadsheet includes hidden data based on at least one of;

clipped text or a cell dimension being greater than a screen dimension;

based on the determination, displaying a cell view launch indicator within the cell;

receiving a selection of the cell view launch indicator;

in response to receiving the selection, displaying the hidden data of the cell in a distinct display portion.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the cell dimension is a horizontal dimension of the cell and the screen dimension is a horizontal dimension of the display screen.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the cell dimension is a vertical dimension of the cell and the screen dimension is a vertical dimension of the display screen.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the cell view launch indicator is displayed upon receiving a selection of the cell and removed from display upon selection of another cell.

20. The method of claim 16, wherein the distinct display portion is scrollable.