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Rich formatting for a data label associated with a data point

  • US 10,204,080 B2
  • Filed: 07/28/2015
  • Issued: 02/12/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing data label formatting, the method comprising:

  • creating a data label for and associated with an individual data point, the data label associated with and displayed on a visualization, wherein the data label comprises a reference to a data value associated with the data point that includes information that is not represented by the visualization, wherein the data point is one of a plurality of data points displayed on the visualization, wherein the visualization is created based on an underlying data set from a spreadsheet application, and wherein the underlying data set includes the data value;

    receiving input to the data label;

    receiving a formatting option for formatting the data label;

    applying the formatting option to format the data label;

    propagating the formatting option to each of a plurality of data labels in the visualization, wherein the plurality of data labels are associated with the data label in the spreadsheet application;

    determining that a change event has occurred on the visualization in response to at least one of a data sort, a data hide, or a data filter to the underlying data set in the spreadsheet application; and

    in response to determining that the change event has occurred on the visualization, updating the display of the data label by automatically adjusting a location of the data label according to a new location of the data point in response to the change event.

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