A graphical user interface is disclosed. The interface includes an active
document that has been created or opened by a user. The interface also
includes a plurality of data display components that are displayed
simultaneously with the active document. A user illustratively utilizes
tools associated with an application to create an edit content within the
document. The display components each contain an indication of data that
is automatically selected based on a calculated assumption of contextual
relevance to the user that is working with the active document. The
individual items within each display component may be selected and listed
in a ranked order based on an automatically computed determination of
what is most likely to be of interest to the user. The content of the
data display components may be automatically selected based on
people-to-document, people-to-people and/or document-to-document
associations. Such associations may be determined based on a process of
removing content from one document and pasting it in to another document.