Patent ID: 7146562

Claim:
A computer-based method for reducing a horizontal width of a header inscription of a column in a data table, the method comprising: displaying a first view of a data table, the data table having at least a plurality of columns, wherein at least one column includes a cell containing a header inscription having a first horizontal width; selecting at least one column including a header inscription having a first horizontal width in the first view of the data table; automatically displaying, in response to the selecting at least one column, a first list including a plurality of header inscription reduction options; selecting at least one header inscription reduction option in the first list; automatically displaying, in response to the selecting at least one header inscription reduction option, a second list including a plurality of header inscription style options; selecting at least one header inscription style option in the second list, wherein said at least one header inscription style option is sufficient to completely define a second horizontal width of the header inscription of the at least one column, the second horizontal width being less than the first horizontal width; automatically reducing the first horizontal width of the header inscription of the at least one column to a second horizontal width upon selection of at least one header inscription style option in the second list, the second horizontal width being less than the first horizontal width; and automatically displaying a second view of the data table, wherein the header inscription of the at least one column has the second horizontal width.