The present invention provides launch pads on the display of a computer system
as interactive interfaces between a user and wizards. The present invention includes:
(a) providing a link on a launch pad, where the link is associated with a wizard,
where the launch pad comprises a first visual object, where the first visual object
in the launch pad relates to the task performed by the wizard; and providing the
wizard when the link is selected, where the wizard comprises a second visual object,
where the second visual object is associated with the first visual object. In the
preferred embodiment, the second visual object in the wizard provides more information
concerning the task than the first visual object. In this manner, a user is provided
a visual connection between the information provided on the launch pad and the
information provided on the wizard concerning the task performed by the wizard.