10. The method of claim 1 wherein the interaction means comprises positioning means for a user to position a cursor on a plurality of locations on the display screen and execution means for the user to signal the system, and wherein the registering direct alterations comprises the steps of: (a) registering an execution from the execution means and identifying the location of the cursor; (b) determining a selected cell corresponding to the cursor location; (c) entering a value and an operator; and (d) registering the entered value and operator.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein the interaction means comprises positioning means for a user to position a cursor on a plurality of locations on the display screen and execution means for the user to signal the system, and wherein the registering direct alterations comprises the steps of: (a) registering an execution from the execution means and identifying the location of the cursor; (b) determining a selected cell corresponding to the cursor location; (c) entering a value and an operator; and (d) registering the entered value and operator. 11. The method of claim 10 wherein the selected cell is a table metaphor attribute cell and a select row is displayed parallel to the table metaphor rows, wherein a user may enter the value and the operator in a cell in the select row parallel to the selected cell.