Method and system for displaying computer documents

A method of displaying computer documents, comprising the steps of:

• identifying a base document a plurality of times in a single view, each of said plurality of times being associated with a respective use;
• for each of said uses, establishing a respective associated reference document;
• storing in each of the reference documents information specific to the associated use;
• and
• accessing the base document via one of the times the base document is identified in the single view, including the steps of
• i) accessing the one reference document associated with said one of said times the base document is identified in said single view,
• ii) using said one, accessed reference document to access the base document, and
• iii) merging and displaying as one customized document contents of the base document and said use specific information from said one, accessed reference document.

A system for displaying computer documents, comprising:

• means for identifying a base document a plurality of times in a single view, each of said plurality of times being associated with a respective use;
• means for establishing, for each of said uses, a respective associated reference document;
• means for storing in each of the reference documents information specific to the associated use;
• and
• means for accessing the base document via one of the times the base document is identified in the single view, including
• i) means for accessing the one reference document associated with said one of said times the base document is identified in said single view,
• ii) means for using said one, accessed reference document to access the base document, and
• iii) means for merging and displaying, as one, accessed customized document, contents of the base document and said use specific information from said one reference document.

A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for displaying computer documents, said method steps comprising:

• identifying a base document a plurality of times in a single view, each of said plurality of times being associated with a respective use;
• for each of said uses, establishing a respective associated reference document;
• storing in each of the reference documents information specific to the associated use;
• and
• accessing the base document via one of the times the base document is identified in the single view, including the steps of
• i) accessing the one reference document associated with said one of said times the base document is identified in said single view,
• ii) using said one accessed reference document to access the base document, and
• iii) merging and displaying, as one, accessed customized document, contents of the base document and said use specific information from said one reference document.