Adding rows and columns to a spreadsheet using addition icons

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10083164-B2
Application number	US-201414202503-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 10, 2014
Priority date	Jun 3, 2013
Publication date	Sep 25, 2018
Grant date	Sep 25, 2018

Abstract

An electronic apparatus and a method for creating a document using the same are provided. A method for creating a document using an electronic apparatus includes displaying at least one addition icon in a or around a text box when a text box generating command is input, and adding a cell to the text box and converting the text box into a table when one of the at least one addition icon is selected. Accordingly, the user may easily convert a text box into a table when creating a document.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for creating a document using an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:
displaying at least one addition visual element in or around a text box, in response to input of a text box generating command; and
adding a cell to the text box and converting the text box into a table, in response to selection of one of the at least one addition visual element,
wherein a number of addition visual elements displayed in or around a text box is configurable by a user,
wherein when the table includes a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and one of a plurality of cells in the table is selected, displaying an addition visual element in at least one of up and down and left and right directions of the selected cell, and
wherein insertion of an addition visual element is prevented by at least one computer processor of the electronic apparatus if the insertion of the addition visual element would duplicate functionality of an existing addition visual element based on a position of the existing addition visual element relative to the selected cell.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying of at least one addition visual element comprises:
displaying two addition visual elements such that an addition visual element is displayed to the right of the text box and another addition visual element is displayed below the text box.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the converting of the text box into the table comprises:
when the addition visual element displayed to the right of the text box is selected, adding the cell to the right of the text box, and converting the text box into the table, and
when the addition visual element displayed below the text box is selected, adding the cell below the text box, and converting the text box into the table.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the converting of the text box into the table comprises displaying two addition visual elements such that an addition visual element is displayed to the right of the table and another addition visual element is displayed below the table.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein when the addition visual element displayed to the right of the table is selected, a new column is added to the table, and
wherein, when the addition visual element displayed below the table is selected, a new row is added to the table.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
when the table includes a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and one of a plurality of cells in the table is selected, displaying an addition visual element in at least one of up and down and left and right directions of the selected cell; and
when one of the at least one addition visual element is selected, inserting a row or a column in direction corresponding to the selected addition visual element on the basis of the selected cell.

7. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
when the table includes a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and a predetermined user command is input to one of a plurality of cells in the table, displaying a deletion icon in at least one of up and down and left and right directions of a cell to which the predetermined user command is input; and
when one of the at least one deletion icon is selected, deleting a row or a column in direction corresponding to the selected deletion icon on the basis of a cell to which the predetermined user command is input.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein in the operation of displaying of the deletion icon comprises displaying a drag icon around the deletion icon, and
wherein the deleting of the row or the column comprises, when a deletion range is set using the drag icon and one of the at least one deletion icon is selected, deleting a plurality of rows or columns included in the deletion range on the basis of a cell to which the predetermined user command is input.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein when figures are input to a plurality of cells in the table, the table provides arithmetic function for the figures in the plurality of cells.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the electronic apparatus receives a user command through a touch screen.

11. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a display;
inputter configured to receive a user command wherein the inputter includes at least one of a touch screen and an input device, the input device comprising at least one of a mouse, a pointing device, and a motion sensor; and
at least one computer processor configured to:
control the display to display at least one addition visual element in or around a text box in response to input of a text box generating command through the touch screen, and
add a cell to the text box and convert the text box into a table in response to selection of one of the at least one addition visual element through the inputter,

wherein a number of addition visual elements displayed in or around a text box is configurable by a user,
wherein when the table includes a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and one of a plurality of cells in the table is selected, displaying an addition visual element in at least one of up and down and left and right directions of the selected cell, and
wherein insertion of an addition visual element is prevented by the at least one computer processor if the insertion of the addition visual element would duplicate functionality of an existing addition visual element based on a position of the existing addition visual element relative to the selected cell.

12. The electronic apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the at least one computer processor controls the display to display two addition visual elements such that an addition visual element is displayed to the right of the text box and another addition visual element is displayed below the text box.

13. The electronic apparatus of claim 12 , wherein, when the addition visual element displayed to the right of the text box is selected, the at least one computer processor adds the cell to the right of the text box, and converts the text box into the table, and
wherein, when the addition visual element displayed below the text box is selected, the at least one computer processor adds the cell below the text box, and converts the text box into the table.

14. The electronic apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the at least one computer processor controls the display to display two addition visual elements such that an addition visual element is displayed to the right of the table and another addition visual element is displayed below the table.

15. The electronic apparatus of claim 14 , wherein, when the addition visual element displayed to the right of the table is selected, the at least one computer processor adds a new column to the table, and
wherein, when the addition visual element displayed below the table is selected, the at least one computer processor adds a new row to the table.

16. The electronic apparatus of claim 15 , wherein, when the table includes a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and one of a plurality of cells in the table is selected, the at least one computer processor controls the display to display an addition visual element in at least one of up and down and left and right directions of the selected cell, and
wherein, when one of the at least one addition visual element is selected through the touch screen, the at least one computer processor inserts a row or a column in direction corresponding to the selected addition visual element on the basis of the selected cell.

17. The electronic apparatus of claim 15 , wherein, when the ta

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kang Young-Cheol

Classifications

• G06F40/18

  of spreadsheets (form-filling G06F40/174) · CPC title

• G06F40/177 Primary

  of tables; using ruled lines · CPC title

• G06F40/183

  Tabulation, i.e. one-dimensional [1D] positioning · CPC title

• G06F17/245 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F17/247

  Physics · mapped topic