For a given cell in a spreadsheet, evaluating an unlimited number of conditional formatting rules and applying multiple corresponding formats to the cell

Abstract

Generally described, embodiments of the present invention relate to applying and evaluating conditional formatting rules to a given range of cells. Additionally, multiple conditional formatting rules may be evaluated to TRUE for the same cell contained in a user interface and multiple formats applied to that cell.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for evaluating a plurality of conditional formatting rules applied to a user interface, the method comprising:
 identifying a cell contained in the user interface associated with a plurality of conditional formatting;   identifying a first conditional formatting rule for formatting the cell contained in the user interface, the first conditional formatting rule having a first priority and a first formatting   determining, with a computing device, if the first conditional formatting rule is satisfied for the cell; and   if the first conditional formatting rule is satisfied for the cell, applying only the first formatting.