One click conditional formatting method and system for software programs
CA 2517481 C · Owner: Chamberlain, Benjamin C. · Inventors: Street, Christopher M.; Weber, Brandon G.; Ellis, Charles D.
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A method of conditionally formatting a display of data is disclosed that involves providing a preliminary display automatically showing the intended consequences of the condition applied to the data prior to making the condition actually apply to the data. This is especially useful in analysis of spreadsheet data by conditionally formatting certain data. The method involves identifying one or more parameters of the data to be conditionally formatted on the display selecting a predetermined condition; and automatically applying temporarily the predetermined condition to the parameter(s) displaying a temporary preview on the display of the predetermined condition applied to data that meet the …
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- Filed August 26, 2005 and granted August 2, 2016. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 26, 2025.
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