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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2012
Benjamin C. Chamberlain, Redmond, WA (US);
Bruce C. Jones, Bellevue, WA (US);
Christopher M. Street, Redmond, WA (US);
David F. Gainer, Redmond, WA (US);
Eric B. Vigesaa, Seattle, WA (US);
Benjamin C. Chamberlain, Redmond, WA (US);
Bruce C. Jones, Bellevue, WA (US);
Christopher M. Street, Redmond, WA (US);
David F. Gainer, Redmond, WA (US);
Eric B. Vigesaa, Seattle, WA (US);
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Variable formatting for cells in computer spreadsheets, tables, and other documents is provided. For a selected range of cells, cell formats vary with the value in each cell (or an associated value). Formats can include color-scale backgrounds, in-cell elements (e.g., icons and data bars), and other cell formats that can be varied with a value.