Patent ID: 8413040

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for creating and inserting links, the method comprising computer-implemented operations for: providing a user interface including a navigation pane and an edit pane, the navigation pane configured to display a first listing and a second listing, the first listing corresponding to a first entity, the second listing corresponding to a second entity, distinct from the first entity, the edit pane comprising an editable surface for viewing and editing the second entity when the second listing is selected by a user in the navigation pane, the edit pane adjacent to the navigation pane; receiving a command to drag and drop the first listing from the navigation pane into the edit pane while the edit pane is displaying the second entity; in response to receiving the command to drag and drop the first listing from the navigation pane into the edit pane while the edit pane is displaying the second entity, retrieving a link to the first entity corresponding to the first listing; and upon retrieving the link to the first entity, inserting the link to the first entity into the second entity to transform the second entity from a first state without the link into a second state with the link.