Patent ID: 6112216
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
For an electronic system for creating and editing an electronic file including a plurality of existing lines of text, a method for inserting a table over the plurality of existing lines text in the electronic file, the method comprising the steps of:receiving a user command to draw the table over the plurality of lines of text using a drawing tool;determining a subset of the plurality of lines of text that the table covers;determining whether the width of the table covers the width of the subset of the plurality of lines;if the determination is made that the width of the table covers the width of the subset of text, performing the steps of;extracting the subset of text from the electronic file and placing the subset into a paragraph;deleting the extracted subset of text from the electronic file;inserting the table into the electronic file with a height equal to a height of the extracted subset of text; andpasting the paragraph into the table;if the determination is made that the width of the table does not cover the width of the subset of text, inserting the table to the electronic file as a paragraph that does not include the plurality of lines of text.