Abstract: A document navigation system that facilitates efficient identification and display of a document by using navigation parameters is described. Using navigation parameters, users can easily scroll through documents from a single document window. Moreover, size information provides additional information regarding the association of stored documents with the currently displayed document. The method includes providing a document window for displaying all or a portion of one or more of the documents. The method provides a control item comprising a plurality of selectable time-based navigation parameters. Input commands setting the navigation parameters to define time-based document selection criteria are received. A closest-fit document having identification parameters that most closely correspond to the document selection criteria is identified. The method displays all or a portion of the closest-fit document in the document window.