Method and system in an electronic spreadsheet for persistently copy-pasting a source range of cells onto one or more destination ranges of cells
First Claim
1. A method for persistently copying and pasting a source range of cells onto one or multiple destination ranges of cells, in a multi dimensional spreadsheet comprising a plurality of cells identified by a cell address along each dimension, a range of cells comprising one or a plurality of cells, the method comprising the steps of:
- performing a persistent copy operation, said operation comprising the steps of;
selecting a source range of cells;
copying the source reference range of cells onto a buffer;
performing a persistent paste operation, said operation comprising the steps of;
selecting one or a plurality destination range of cells;
for each selected destination range of cells;
copying the content of said buffer onto the selected destination range of cells;
associating the source range of cells with the destination range of cells;
automatically performing a copy operation each time the source range of cells is updated, said operation comprising the steps of;
determining whether the source range of cells is associated with one or a plurality of destination range of cells; and
If the source range of cells is associated with one or a plurality of destination range of cells;
copying the source range of cells onto the one or plurality of associated destination range of cells.
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Abstract
A system and method is disclosed for persistently copying and pasting a source range of cells of a multidimensional spreadsheet onto one or more destination ranges of cells. When the source cells are first copied and pasted, a persistent association is made between the source cells and the destination cells. Thereafter, whenever a cell in the source range is updated, the corresponding cells in the destination range are updated automatically.
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8 Claims
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1. A method for persistently copying and pasting a source range of cells onto one or multiple destination ranges of cells, in a multi dimensional spreadsheet comprising a plurality of cells identified by a cell address along each dimension, a range of cells comprising one or a plurality of cells, the method comprising the steps of:
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performing a persistent copy operation, said operation comprising the steps of;
selecting a source range of cells;
copying the source reference range of cells onto a buffer;
performing a persistent paste operation, said operation comprising the steps of;
selecting one or a plurality destination range of cells;
for each selected destination range of cells;
copying the content of said buffer onto the selected destination range of cells;
associating the source range of cells with the destination range of cells;
automatically performing a copy operation each time the source range of cells is updated, said operation comprising the steps of;
determining whether the source range of cells is associated with one or a plurality of destination range of cells; and
If the source range of cells is associated with one or a plurality of destination range of cells;
copying the source range of cells onto the one or plurality of associated destination range of cells. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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