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System and method for integrating spreadsheets and word processing tables

  • US 7,506,243 B2
  • Filed: 10/09/2004
  • Issued: 03/17/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method implemented at least in part by a processor, the method comprising:

  • integrating text and tables within a document;

    presenting first and second tables within the document, wherein the first table has a first cell with first contents and the second table has a second cell with second contents;

    referencing the first cell in the first table from the second cell in the second table, wherein the referencing updates the second cell in the second table to reflect a modification for the first cell in the first table;

    nesting the first table within a third cell of the second table using a grid object, a spreadsheet object, and a table object to independently manage one or more nested tables;

    displaying the nested first table within the third cell of the second table; and

    recalculating a value of the first table nested within the second table, wherein the second table reflects the recalculated value.

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