Systems and methods of displaying and re-using document chunks in a document development application

A computer system, comprising:

• memory;
• a display;
• one or more processors;
• one or more programs stored in the memory and configured for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
• receiving one or more search keywords from a user of the computer system;
• identifying a set of documents stored at a plurality of data sources, wherein each document includes one or more chunks that match at least one of the one or more search keywords;
• displaying in a search results window a set of search results in a text-based display format, wherein each search result includes at least one chunk retrieved from a respective document and the at least chunk includes at least one instance of a highlighted search keyword indicating its relative location within the chunk with respect to portions of the chunk that have not been highlighted;
• and
• in response to a user selection of a first search result in the search results window:
• launching a first document preview-only window adjacent to the first search result;
• and
• displaying within the first document preview-only window a portion of a first document in a display format consistent with a document type of the first document, wherein the displayed portion includes the at least one chunk associated with the first search result and cannot be modified through the first document preview-only window.

A non-stationary computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions, which when executed by a computer system having memory, a display, and one or more processors cause the computer system to:

• receive one or more search keywords from a user of the computer system;
• identify a set of documents stored at a plurality of data sources, wherein each document includes one or more chunks that match at least one of the one or more search keywords;
• display in a search results window a set of search results in a text-based display format, wherein each search result includes at least one chunk retrieved from a respective document and the at least chunk includes at least one instance of a highlighted search keyword indicating its relative location within the chunk with respect to portions of the chunk that have not been highlighted;
• and
• in response to a user selection of a first search result in the search results window:
• launch a first document preview-only window adjacent to the first search result;
• and
• display within the first document preview-only window a portion of a first document in a display format consistent with a document type of the first document, wherein the displayed portion includes the at least one chunk associated with the first search result and cannot be modified through the first document preview-only window.