ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CREATING DOCUMENT USING THE SAME

• US 20140359419A1
• Filed: 03/10/2014
• Published: 12/04/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KANG, Young-cheol
• Granted Patent: US 10,083,164 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/227
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/177 of tables; using ruled lines
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/18 of spreadsheets form-filling G06F40/174
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/183 Tabulation, i.e. one-dimensional positioning

Abstract

An electronic apparatus and a method for creating a document using the same are provided. A method for creating a document using an electronic apparatus includes displaying at least one addition icon in a or around a text box when a text box generating command is input, and adding a cell to the text box and converting the text box into a table when one of the at least one addition icon is selected. Accordingly, the user may easily convert a text box into a table when creating a document.

Claims

1. A method for creating a document using an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:

when a text box generating command is input, displaying at least one addition icon in or around a text box; and

when one of the at least one addition icon is selected, adding a cell to the text box and converting the text box into a table.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying of at least one addition icon comprises:

displaying two addition icons such that an addition icon is displayed to the right of the text box and another addition icon is displayed below the text box.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the converting of the text box into the table comprises:

when the addition icon displayed to the right of the text box is selected, adding the cell to the right of the text box, and converting the text box into the table, and

when the addition icon displayed below the text box is selected, adding the cell below the text box, and converting the text box into the table.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the converting of the text box into the table comprises displaying two addition icons such that an addition icon is displayed to the right of the table and another addition icon is displayed below the table.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein when the addition icon displayed to the right of the table is selected, a new column is added to the table, and

wherein, when the addition icon displayed below the table is selected, a new row is added to the table.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

when the table includes a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and one of a plurality of cells in the table is selected, displaying an insertion icon in at least one of up and down and left and right directions of the selected cell; and

when one of the at least one insertion icon is selected, inserting a row or a column in direction corresponding to the selected insertion icon on the basis of the selected cell.

7. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

when the table includes a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and a predetermined user command is input to one of a plurality of cells in the table, displaying a deletion icon in at least one of up and down and left and right directions of a cell to which the predetermined user command is input; and

when one of the at least one deletion icon is selected, deleting a row or a column in direction corresponding to the selected deletion icon on the basis of a cell to which the predetermined user command is input.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein in the operation of displaying of the deletion icon comprises displaying a drag icon around the deletion icon, and

wherein the deleting of the row or the column comprises, when a deletion range is set using the drag icon and one of the at least one deletion icon is selected, deleting a plurality of rows or columns included in the deletion range on the basis of a cell to which the predetermined user command is input.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein when figures are input to a plurality of cells in the table, the table provides arithmetic function for the figures in the plurality of cells.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic apparatus receives a user command through a touch screen.

11. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a display;

an inputter configured to receive a user command; and

a controller configured to control the display to display at least one addition icon in or around a text box when a text box generating command is input through the inputter, and to add a cell to the text box and convert the text box into a table when one of the at least one addition icon is selected through the inputter.

12. The electronic apparatus of claim 11, wherein the controller controls the display to display two addition icons such that an addition icon is displayed to the right of the text box and another addition icon is displayed below the text box.

13. The electronic apparatus of claim 12, wherein, when the addition icon displayed to the right of the text box is selected, the controller adds the cell to the right of the text box, and converts the text box into the table, and

wherein, when the addition icon displayed below the text box is selected, the controller adds the cell below the text box, and converts the text box into the table.

14. The electronic apparatus of claim 11, wherein the controller controls the display to display two addition icons such that an addition icon is displayed to the right of the table and another addition icon is displayed below the table.

15. The electronic apparatus of claim 14, wherein, when the addition icon displayed to the right of the table is selected, the controller adds a new column to the table, and

wherein, when the addition icon displayed below the table is selected, the controller adds a new row to the table.

16. The electronic apparatus of claim 15, wherein, when the table includes a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and one of a plurality of cells in the table is selected, the controller controls the display to display an insertion icon in at least one of up and down and left and right directions of the selected cell, and

wherein, when one of the at least one insertion icon is selected through the inputter, the controller inserts a row or a column in direction corresponding to the selected insertion icon on the basis of the selected cell.

17. The electronic apparatus of claim 15, wherein, when the table includes a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and a predetermined user command is input to one of a plurality of cells in the table, the controller controls the display to display a deletion icon in at least one of up and down and left and right directions of a cell to which the predetermined user command is input, and

wherein, when one of the at least one deletion icon is selected, the controller deletes a row or a column in direction corresponding to the selected deletion icon on the basis of a cell to which the predetermined user command is input.

18. The electronic apparatus of claim 17, wherein the controller controls the display to display a drag icon around the deletion icon, and

wherein, when a deletion range is set using the drag icon and one of the at least one deletion icon is selected, the controller deletes a plurality of rows or columns included in the deletion range on the basis of a cell to which the predetermined user command is input.

19. The electronic apparatus of claim 11, wherein, when figures are input to a plurality of cells in the table, the table provides arithmetic function for the figures in the plurality of cells.

20. The electronic apparatus of claim 11, wherein the inputter is a touch screen.

21. A method for creating a document using an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:

when a table generating command is input, displaying at least one addition icon in or around a table; and

when one of the at least one addition icon is selected, adding a column or a row in direction corresponding to the selected addition icon.

22. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a display;

an inputter configured to receive a user command; and

a controller configured to control the display to display at least one addition icon in or around a table when a table generating command is input through the inputter, and to add a column or a row in direction corresponding to a selected addition icon when one of the at least one addition icon is selected through the inputter.