Patents Assigned to Microsoft Corporation, Recordation Form Cover Sheet
  • Publication number: 20020129053
    Abstract: An enhanced find and replace feature for a spreadsheet program module is disclosed. The enhanced find and replace feature allows users to search for terms and attributes across multiple sheets of a workbook. The find and replace feature also allows searches to be performed based on the formatting attributes of a cell as well as the textual or numerical contents of a cell. The enhanced find and replace feature also allows users to perform bulk formatting of cells (even cells without text) in a spreadsheet. In another aspect, the enhanced find and replace feature lists all the results of the find operation in a results list so that the user may choose which result(s) to view and edit. In another aspect, the find and replace feature is modeless so that a user can search for terms or attributes, view a results list, exit the find and replace feature, perform editing functions in the document and then return to the find and replace feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Publication date: September 12, 2002
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation, Recordation Form Cover Sheet
    Inventors: Marise Chan, Tuan Huynh, Justin M. Maguire, Marcella C.S. Rader, Christopher C. Yu