Context sensitive delimiter insertion when adding references
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorPeter William Rapp
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Abstract
Context sensitive delimiter insertion when adding references is disclosed. In some embodiments, a plurality of indications of selections of a cell or cell range while in a formula editing mode in a host cell into which a formula is being entered is successively received, and in response to receiving each indication of selection of the plurality a reference to the selected cell or cell range is successively inserted into the formula, wherein the references inserted into the formula are delimited by a first delimiter type if in a first context and wherein the references inserted into the formula are delimited by a second delimiter type if in a second context.
Claims22
A method for inserting delimiters into a formula, comprising:
- successively receiving a plurality of selections of cells while in a formula editing mode in a host cell into which a formula is being entered;
- automatically determining a current context of the formula with respect to which the selections are received;
- and
- automatically inserting a first delimiter type between references inserted into the formula in response to receiving the plurality of selections when the current context comprises a first context and automatically inserting a second delimiter type between references inserted into the formula in response to receiving the plurality of selections when the current context comprises a second context.
A system for inserting delimiters into a formula, comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- successively receive a plurality of selections of cells while in a formula editing mode in a host cell into which a formula is being entered;
- automatically determine a current context of the formula with respect to which the selections are received;
- and
- automatically insert a first delimiter type between references inserted into the formula in response to receiving the plurality of selections when the current context comprises a first context and automatically insert a second delimiter type between references inserted into the formula in response to receiving the plurality of selections when the current context comprises a second context;
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- a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide instructions to the processor
A computer program product for inserting delimiters into a formula, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:
- successively receiving a plurality of selections of cells while in a formula editing mode in a host cell into which a formula is being entered;
- automatically determining a current context of the formula with respect to which the selections are received;
- and
- automatically inserting a first delimiter type between references inserted into the formula in response to receiving the plurality of selections when the current context comprises a first context and automatically inserting a second delimiter type between references inserted into the formula in response to receiving the plurality of selections when the current context comprises a second context.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.