Abstract: A user interface providing a cabinet, drawers, folders and documents for manipulating and organizing the documents. An image of a file cabinet is used where the user can create, name, describe, lock and position the drawer within a space in the file cabinet. Each drawer can be marked with a graphic icon for easier visual identification. The drawer, and drawer text, can also be colored. When a drawer is selected it "opens" and to show file folders within the drawer in or more windows on the screen. The folders can similarly be named, described and keyed with a color. Each file folder is shown having a label tab with a name on the label tab. The label tabs are visible even when multiple folders are shown on the within a window. When a folder is opened, documents within that folder are shown in thumbnail size in an open-folder window. Suggestions may be given to associated documents with file folders.