Patent ID: 8250459
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for displaying data, the method comprising: defining first, second, and third sets of spreadsheet cells in a display, the first and second sets being separated by a first boundary having a selected orientation, the second and third sets being separated by a second boundary having the selected orientation; disabling a selected scrolling function within selected sets among the first, second and third sets of cells in accordance with an alternating pattern; and determining the alternating pattern based on a selection received from a user; wherein the step of disabling a selected scrolling function within selected sets among the first, second and third sets of cells in accordance with an alternating pattern further comprises: disabling the selected scrolling function only within the first and third sets of cells, if the user selects the first set or the third set; and disabling the selected scrolling function only within the second sets of cells, if the user selects the second set.