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Using Layout Information for Spreadsheet Visualization

@article{Hipfl2008UsingLI,
  title={Using Layout Information for Spreadsheet Visualization},
  author={Sabine Hipfl},
  journal={ArXiv},
  year={2008},
  volume={abs/0802.3939}
}
This paper extends a spreadsheet visualization technique by using layout information. The original approach identifies logically or semantically related cells by relying exclusively on the content of cells for identifying semantic classes. A disadvantage of semantic classes is that users have to supply parameters which describe the possible shapes of these blocks. The correct parametrization requires a certain degree of experience and is thus not suitable for untrained users. To avoid this… 
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