Abstract: A divided table cell is generated by selecting one cell in a table and creating a new cell to display over the selected cell. Both cells contain a constraint that define an area where that cell cannot display objects. Objects comprise alphanumeric characters, graphical symbols or any representation in a table cell. The cells are displayed over top of each other such that the display area of one cell coincides with the constraint area of the other cell. The display shows a divided cell capable of accepting and editing objects. The divided cell also retains the characteristics of other cells in the table. The object layout in a cell with a constraint utilizes test rectangles to calculate the height and width of the displayable area of the cell. An initial test rectangle is calculated using the full width of the cell and the height of the objects to be placed in it.

Abstract: A system and method for verifying security best practices on a computer or for multiple computers on a network. A master test engine drives the verification process. The master test engine accesses a primary manifest data file which describes verification tests to be performed by each of the computers to be tested. To execute the tests within the primary manifest data file, one or more test executables are created. The text executables are run by local test engines which are located on each one of the computers on which tests are conducted. The local test engines drive the security tests on the computers, and access locally stored manifest data files, which are created and updated via the primary manifest data file.