Touch/Gesture-Enabled Interaction with Electronic Spreadsheets
First Claim
1. A method of spreadsheet navigation;
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displaying a first spreadsheet application user interface mode;
displaying a first content level of an electronic spreadsheet document in association with the first spreadsheet application user interface mode;
receiving a first gesture directed to the electronic spreadsheet document; and
automatically navigating to and displaying a second content level of the electronic spreadsheet document.
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Abstract
Touch/gesture-enabled interaction and navigation with electronic spreadsheets is provided. Navigation of, finding content in, and interacting with spreadsheets and spreadsheet objects is enhanced via a variety of touch/gesture interactions that allow users to more fully utilize and appreciate spreadsheet functionality and content. Different spreadsheet application functionality modes and spreadsheet content levels may be navigated in response to touch/gesture interactions. Information associated with and/or underlying spreadsheets and/or spreadsheet objects may be exposed. Touchable areas in or around selectable spreadsheet cells, areas/objects and/or selectable functionality controls may be enhanced for improving touch/gesture interaction.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of spreadsheet navigation;
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displaying a first spreadsheet application user interface mode; displaying a first content level of an electronic spreadsheet document in association with the first spreadsheet application user interface mode; receiving a first gesture directed to the electronic spreadsheet document; and automatically navigating to and displaying a second content level of the electronic spreadsheet document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer readable medium containing computer executable instructions which when executed by a computer perform a method of spreadsheet navigation;
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displaying a first spreadsheet application user interface mode; displaying a first content level of an electronic spreadsheet document in association with the first spreadsheet application user interface mode; receiving a first gesture directed to the electronic spreadsheet document; automatically navigating to and displaying a second spreadsheet application user interface mode; automatically navigating to and displaying a second content level of the electronic spreadsheet document; receiving a second gesture directed to the electronic spreadsheet document; and automatically navigating back to the first content level of the electronic spreadsheet document and back to the first spreadsheet application user interface mode.
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20. A system for spreadsheet navigation;
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one or more processors; and a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the one or more processors operable to; display an electronic spreadsheet document via a first spreadsheet application user interface mode; provide a touchable padding in or around a selectable area of the electronic spreadsheet document for enhancing gesture interaction with the selectable area; display a first content level of an electronic spreadsheet document in association with the first spreadsheet application user interface mode; receive a first gesture in the selectable area of the electronic spreadsheet document; and automatically navigate to and display a second content level of the electronic spreadsheet document.
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