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Method and system in an electronic spreadsheet for handling user-defined options in a copy/cut - paste operation

  • US 20020007380A1
  • Filed: 04/19/2001
  • Published: 01/17/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of handling user-defined options during a copy and paste or a cut and paste operation within a multi dimensional spreadsheet (200) comprising a plurality of cells identified by a cell address along each dimension, said method comprising the steps of:

  • defining one or a plurality of combinations, each combination comprising one or a plurality of options;

    defining a source cell range and a destination cell range;

    defining an operation to execute, either copy and paste, or cut and paste;

    for each defined option combination comprising one or a plurality of options, if at least one cell in the source cell range comprises a reference to said one or plurality of options, computing the content of each cell within the source cell range according to said one or plurality of options;

    creating a version instance of the destination cell range;

    copying the source range of cells into said version instance. when the last option combination is copied, clearing the source cell range if the operation is cut and paste.

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