Method and system for assigning screen designation codes

Abstract

A method and system for assigning screen designation codes is disclosed. A method of assigning screen designation codes includes assigning a first screen designation code to a first spreadsheet object, wherein the first screen designation code is associated with a first display screen of a multi-component display. A second screen designation code is assigned to a second spreadsheet object, wherein the second screen designation code is associated with a second display screen of the multi-component display. The first and second screen designation codes are operable to implement a simultaneous display of the first spreadsheet object on the first display screen and the second spreadsheet object on the second display screen.

1 . A method of assigning screen designation codes, said method comprising:
 assigning a first screen designation code to a first spreadsheet object, wherein said first screen designation code is associated with a first display screen of a multi-component display;   assigning a second screen designation code to a second spreadsheet object, wherein said second screen designation code is associated with a second display screen of said multi-component display; and   simultaneously displaying said first spreadsheet object on said first display screen and said second spreadsheet object on said second display screen, wherein said simultaneously displaying further comprises simultaneously displaying said first and second spreadsheet objects using said first and second screen designation codes.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said first and second spreadsheet objects are selected from a group consisting of a window, menu, a tab, an icon, a user-modifiable field, a cell, and a grouping of cells. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said first and second spreadsheet objects are associated with a respective user-selectable tab. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said first spreadsheet object comprises a formula, and wherein said second spreadsheet object is selected from a group consisting of data associated with said formula and a result of said formula. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said first and second spreadsheet objects comprise adjoining data wrapped from said first display screen to said second display screen. 
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said first spreadsheet object comprises a first color and said second spreadsheet object comprises a second color. 
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said first spreadsheet object comprises a link to said second spreadsheet object. 
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said second spreadsheet object is selected from a group consisting of: an error message related to said first spreadsheet object; and information about said first spreadsheet object. 
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said simultaneously displaying further comprises displaying said first spreadsheet object at a first position on said first display screen, wherein said simultaneously displaying further comprises displaying said second spreadsheet object at a second position on said second display screen, and further comprising:
 in response to a user interaction, accessing a third position for display of said first spreadsheet object on said first display screen.   
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said first and second spreadsheet objects are selected from a group consisting of an active cell, an active spreadsheet, and a user-selected cell. 
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said first display screen is physically spaced apart from said second display screen, and wherein said first and second display screens overlap. 
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said first spreadsheet object is at least partially transparent to enable viewing of said second spreadsheet object through said first spreadsheet object. 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said first spreadsheet object is associated with a first spreadsheet, wherein said second spreadsheet object is associated with a second spreadsheet, and wherein said first and second spreadsheet objects overlap. 
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 1  further comprising:
 automatically modifying said second spreadsheet object in response to a modification of said first spreadsheet object.   
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein said automatically modifying said second spreadsheet object further comprises changing a color of said second spreadsheet object. 
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein an overlap of said first and second spreadsheet objects indicates a relationship of said first and second spreadsheet objects. 
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said first and second spreadsheet objects is selected from a group consisting of a three-dimensional graph, a three-dimensional chart, and a three-dimensional object. 
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said first and second spreadsheet objects are associated with a common spreadsheet cell. 
   
   
       19 . A computer-readable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein for causing a computer system to perform a method of assigning screen designation codes, said method comprising:
 assigning a first screen designation code to a first spreadsheet object, wherein said first screen designation code is associated with a first display screen of a multi-component display;   assigning a second screen designation code to a second spreadsheet object, wherein said second screen designation code is associated with a second display screen of said multi-component display; and   simultaneously displaying said first spreadsheet object on said first display screen and said second spreadsheet object on said second display screen, wherein said simultaneously displaying further comprises simultaneously displaying said first and second spreadsheet objects using said first and second screen designation codes.   
   
   
       20 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 19 , wherein said first and second spreadsheet objects are selected from a group consisting of a window, menu, a tab, an icon, a user-modifiable field, a cell, and a grouping of cells. 
   
   
       21 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 19 , wherein said first and second spreadsheet objects are associated with a respective user-selectable tab. 
   
   
       22 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 19 , wherein said first spreadsheet object comprises a formula, and wherein said second spreadsheet object is selected from a group consisting of data associated with said formula and a result of said formula. 
   
   
       23 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 19 , wherein said first and second spreadsheet objects comprise adjoining data wrapped from said first display screen to said second display screen. 
   
   
       24 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 19 , wherein said first spreadsheet object comprises a first color and said second spreadsheet object comprises a second color. 
   
   
       25 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 19 , wherein said first spreadsheet object comprises a link to said second spreadsheet object. 
   
   
       26 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 19 , wherein said second spreadsheet object is selected from a group consisting of: an error message related to said first spreadsheet object; and information about said first spreadsheet object. 
   
   
       27 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 19 , wherein said simultaneously displaying further comprises displaying said first spreadsheet object at a first position on said first display screen, wherein said simultaneously displaying further comprises displaying said second spreadsheet object at a second position on said second display screen, and wherein said method further comprises:
 in response to a user interaction, accessing a third position for display of said first spreadsheet object on said first display screen.   
   
   
       28 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 19 , wherein said first and second spreadsheet objects are selected from a group consisting of an active cell, an active spreadsheet, and a user-selected cell. 
   
   
       29 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 19 , wherein said first display screen is physically spaced apart from said second display screen, and wherein said first and second display screens overlap. 
   
   
       30 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 19 , wherein said first spreadsheet object is at least partially transparent to enable viewing of said second spreadsheet object through said first spreadsheet object. 
   
   
       31 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 19 , wherein said first spreadsheet object is associated with a first spreadsheet, wherein said second spreadsheet object is associated with a second spreadsheet, and wherein said first and second spreadsheet objects overlap. 
   
   
       32 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 19 , wherein said method further comprises:
 automatically modifying said second spreadsheet object in response to a modification of said first spreadsheet object.   
   
   
       33 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 32 , wherein said automatically modifying said second spreadsheet object further comprises changing a color of said second spreadsheet object. 
   
   
       34 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 19 , wherein an overlap of said first and second spreadsheet objects indicates a relationship of said first and second spreadsheet objects. 
   
   
       35 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 19 , wherein said first and second spreadsheet objects is selected from a group consisting of a three-dimensional graph, a three-dimensional chart, and a three-dimensional object. 
   
   
       36 . The computer-readable medium of  claim 19 , wherein said first and second spreadsheet objects are associated with a common spreadsheet cell. 
   
   
       37 . A system comprising:
 means for assigning a first screen designation code to a first spreadsheet object, wherein said first screen designation code is associated with a first display screen of a multi-component display;   means for assigning a second screen designation code to a second spreadsheet object, wherein said second screen designation code is associated with a second display screen of said multi-component display; and   means for simultaneously displaying said first spreadsheet object on said first display screen and said second spreadsheet object on said second display screen, wherein said means for simultaneously displaying further comprises means for simultaneously displaying said first and second spreadsheet objects using said first and second screen designation codes.   
   
   
       38 . The system of  claim 37 , wherein said first and second spreadsheet objects are selected from a group consisting of a window, menu, a tab, an icon, a user-modifiable field, a cell, and a grouping of cells. 
   
   
       39 . The system of  claim 37 , wherein said first and second spreadsheet objects are associated with a respective user-selectable tab. 
   
   
       40 . The system of  claim 37 , wherein said first spreadsheet object comprises a formula, and wherein said second spreadsheet object is selected from a group consisting of data associated with said formula and a result of said formula. 
   
   
       41 . The system of  claim 37 , wherein said first and second spreadsheet objects comprise adjoining data wrapped from said first display screen to said second display screen. 
   
   
       42 . The system of  claim 37 , wherein said first spreadsheet object comprises a first color and said second spreadsheet object comprises a second color. 
   
   
       43 . The system of  claim 37 , wherein said first spreadsheet object comprises a link to said second spreadsheet object. 
   
   
       44 . The system of  claim 37 , wherein said second spreadsheet object is selected from a group consisting of: an error message related to said first spreadsheet object; and information about said first spreadsheet object. 
   
   
       45 . The system of  claim 37 , wherein said means for simultaneously displaying further comprises means for displaying said first spreadsheet object at a first position on said first display screen, wherein said means for simultaneously displaying further comprises means for displaying said second spreadsheet object at a second position on said second display screen, and wherein said system further comprises:
 means for accessing, in response to a user interaction, a third position for display of said first spreadsheet object on said first display screen.   
   
   
       46 . The system of  claim 37 , wherein said first and second spreadsheet objects are selected from a group consisting of an active cell, an active spreadsheet, and a user-selected cell. 
   
   
       47 . The system of  claim 37 , wherein said first display screen is physically spaced apart from said second display screen, and wherein said first and second display screens overlap. 
   
   
       48 . The system of  claim 37 , wherein said first spreadsheet object is at least partially transparent to enable viewing of said second spreadsheet object through said first spreadsheet object. 
   
   
       49 . The system of  claim 37 , wherein said first spreadsheet object is associated with a first spreadsheet, wherein said second spreadsheet object is associated with a second spreadsheet, and wherein said first and second spreadsheet objects overlap. 
   
   
       50 . The system of  claim 37  further comprising:
 means for automatically modifying said second spreadsheet object in response to a modification of said first spreadsheet object.   
   
   
       51 . The system of claim  374 , wherein said means for automatically modifying said second spreadsheet object further comprises means for changing a color of said second spreadsheet object. 
   
   
       52 . The system of  claim 37 , wherein an overlap of said first and second spreadsheet objects indicates a relationship of said first and second spreadsheet objects. 
   
   
       53 . The system of  claim 37 , wherein said first and second spreadsheet objects is selected from a group consisting of a three-dimensional graph, a three-dimensional chart, and a three-dimensional object. 
   
   
       54 . The system of  claim 37 , wherein said first and second spreadsheet objects are associated with a common spreadsheet cell.