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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2021
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Sam C. Radakovitz, Puyallup, WA (US);
John Campbell, Renton, WA (US);
Carlos Augusto Otero, Seattle, WA (US);
Allison Jane Rutherford, Seattle, WA (US);
Uhl Albert, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Natural gestures for interacting with spreadsheet documents are provided. A user may interact with a spreadsheet document using a variety of touch-based gestures. Gestures applied to a spreadsheet document may be used for making structural and display changes to the document. For example, gestures may be used on the spreadsheet document for inserting new columns and rows; for revealing hidden columns and rows; for deleting columns and rows; for extending functionalities across columns and rows; for moving objects displayed in a spreadsheet document; and for navigating various parts of a spreadsheet document.