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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 25, 1992
Brian Capson, St. John, CA;
Wes Cherry, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jon Devaan, Redmond, WA (US);
Chris Duncan, Ithaca, NY (US);
Raymond E Fowkes, Bellevue, WA (US);
Christopher E Graham, Redmond, WA (US);
Lisa R James, Bellevue, WA (US);
Timothy W McGuire, Jr, Issaquah, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention contemplates a method and system for automatically entering a data series into an electronic spreadsheet program or the like. After the user has selected source cells containing the start of the data series, the manipulation may be carried out with little effort on the part of the user. In a preferred embodiment, to enter a data series, the user merely positions the cursor over a predetermined location on the outside border of the source cells, depresses and holds down a predefined mouse button, drags the border to a new location, and then releases the mouse button. The data series is automatically created based on the contents of the source cells and predetermined criteria.