Spreadsheets as user interfaces

Alan Dix, Rachel Cowgill, Christina Bashford, Simon Mcveigh, Rupert Ridgewell

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Abstract

Spreadsheets are ubiquitous, familiar, often overlooked, and embody vast financial and human investment, not least in their user interface. This paper shows how spreadsheets can be used as an integral part of interactive processes, for activities from simple data entry, to more complex grouping and linking of datasets, both as fully functional prototypes and as part of a final system. They reveal artful digital and physical end-user appropriation; exemplify key design principles including 'appropriate intelligence', ensuring 'smart' technology fits the complete human-computer process; and expose further design issues such as the importance of 'exception' sets.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAVI 2016 - Proceedings of the 2016 International Working Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces
EditorsPaolo Buono, Rosa Lanzilotti, Maristella Matera
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages192-195
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781450341318
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Jun 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event13th ACM International Working Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces, AVI 2016 - Bari, Italy
Duration: 7 Jun 201610 Jun 2016

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Workshop on Advanced Visual Interfaces AVI
Volume07-10-June-2016

Conference

Conference13th ACM International Working Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces, AVI 2016
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityBari
Period7/06/1610/06/16

Keywords

  • Appropriation
  • Digital humanities
  • Musicology
  • Spreadsheets

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