Use of conceptual diagrams to support relationships between launchpads and its wizards

A method for interfacing with a plurality of wizards in a computer system, comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a plurality of launch pads on a display of the computer system;
• (b) receiving a selection of one of the plurality of launch pads, wherein the selected launch pad is associated with one or more wizards;
• (c) providing a link on the selected launch pad, wherein the link is associated with a wizard, wherein the selected launch pad comprises a first visual object, wherein the first visual object provides information pertaining to a task performed by the wizard;
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• (d) providing the wizard when the link is selected, wherein the wizard comprises a second visual object, wherein the second visual object is associated with the first visual object.

A method for interfacing with a plurality of wizards in a computer system, comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a plurality of launch pads on a display of the computer system;
• (b) providing a menu of the plurality of launch pads on the display;
• (c) receiving a selection of one of the plurality of launch pads from the menu, wherein the selected launch pad is associated with one or more wizards;
• (d) providing a link on the selected launch pad, wherein the link is associated with a wizard, wherein the selected launch pad comprises a first visual object, wherein the first visual object provides information pertaining to a task performed by the wizard;
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• (e) providing the wizard when the link is selected, wherein the wizard comprises a second visual object, wherein the second visual object is associated with the first visual object.

A computer readable medium with program instructions for interfacing with a plurality of wizards, comprising the instructions for:

• (a) providing a plurality of launch pads on a display of the computer system;
• (b) receiving a selection of one of the plurality of launch pads, wherein the selected launch pad is associated with one or more wizards;
• (c) providing a link on the selected launch pad, wherein the link is associated with a wizard, wherein the selected launch pad comprises a first visual object, wherein the first visual object provides information pertaining to a task performed by the wizard;
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• (d) providing the wizard when the link is selected, wherein the wizard comprises a second visual object, wherein the second visual object is associated with the first visual object.

A computer readable medium with program instructions for interfacing with a plurality of wizards in a computer system, comprising the instructions for:

• (a) providing a plurality of launch pads on a display of the computer system;
• (b) providing a menu of the plurality of launch pads on the display;
• (c) receiving a selection of one of the plurality of launch pads from the menu, wherein the selected launch pad is associated with one or more wizards;
• (d) providing a link on the selected launch pad, wherein the link is associated with a wizard, wherein the selected launch pad comprises a first visual object, wherein the first visual object provides information pertaining to a task performed by the wizard;
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• (e) providing the wizard when the link is selected, wherein the wizard comprises a second visual object, wherein the second visual object is associated with the first visual object.