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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2011
Caitlin Ashley-rollman, Redmond, WA (US);
Jessica Best, Bellevue, WA (US);
Levent Kartaltepe, Bellevue, WA (US);
Tristan Davis, Redmond, WA (US);
Charles Walker, Sammamiash, WA (US);
Susan Baker, Snohomish, WA (US);
Caitlin Ashley-Rollman, Redmond, WA (US);
Jessica Best, Bellevue, WA (US);
Levent Kartaltepe, Bellevue, WA (US);
Tristan Davis, Redmond, WA (US);
Charles Walker, Sammamiash, WA (US);
Susan Baker, Snohomish, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Techniques to select and manipulate table borders as discrete objects are described. In particular, a table border may be selected without having to select a cell that includes the desired border. In one embodiment, for example, a technique may include detecting a selector in proximity to a border in a table. The border in proximity to the selector may be highlighted visually on a display to show which part of the table border may be selected. A selection may cause the highlighted border to be selected. The now-selected border may then be manipulated. Other embodiments are described and claimed.