Abstract: Various computer systems, methods, and computer software for supporting multi-pane navigation/synchronization in a multimedia presentation system are provided. One embodiment comprises a method for presenting a multimedia presentation in an interactive user interface. One such method comprises: presenting a multimedia program in a first pane, a second pane, and a third pane of a user interface, the first pane for presenting video data associated with the multimedia program, the second pane for presenting an outline of the multimedia program, and the third pane for presenting a transcript of the video data; and enabling a user to synchronously navigate the multimedia program from each of the transcript pane, the video pane, and the outline pane.

Abstract: Various computer systems, methods, and associated computer software are provided for enabling a user to conveniently initiate a search of term(s) displayed by presentation code in a graphical user interface (GUI) and to create a link between the term(s) and resources identified in the search. One embodiment is a method for performing a computer-based search within a presentation window of a graphical user interface, the method comprising: selecting an object displayed by presentation code in a graphical user interface, the selected object corresponding to at least one term to be searched; initiating a search of the at least one term; displaying the results of the search; selecting a resource from the results to be linked to the selected object; and linking the selected object displayed by the presentation code to the selected resource.