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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2004
Charles D. Ellis, Seattle, WA (US);
David F. Gainer, Redmond, WA (US);
Samuel C. Radakovitz, Seattle, WA (US);
Yonghong Zhen, Bellevue, WA (US);
Dave Mcdonald, Seattle, WA (US);
Charles D. Ellis, Seattle, WA (US);
David F. Gainer, Redmond, WA (US);
Samuel C. Radakovitz, Seattle, WA (US);
Yonghong Zhen, Bellevue, WA (US);
Dave McDonald, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention comprises methods and user interfaces for organizing data displayed within a data application. Specifically, the present invention provides methods and systems for arranging the display of the data by a format applied to one or more portions of the data. The formats comprise different visual characteristics of the displayed data. In exemplary embodiments, the data application organizes the data by the fill color of the cell, the font color of the data within the cell, or the type of icon inserted into the cell. The organizations comprise any type of rearrangement of the data. In exemplary embodiments, the data application sorts or filters the displayed data according to the format.