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A computer-implemented method for manipulating objects in a user interface, comprising:

providing the user interface including a first interface object operable to be selected and moved within the user interface; and

in response to selection and movement of the first interface object in the user interface, presenting at least one additional interface object in the user interface in proximity of the first interface object, each additional interface object representing a drop target with which the first interface object may be associated.

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2

The method of Claim 1 wherein the first interface object represents any of a data file, a shortcut, an executable, a contact, and a message.

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3

The method of Claim 1 wherein each additional interface object corresponds to a current interface object present in the user interface prior to the selection and movement of the first interface object, each current interface object representing the drop target to which the corresponding additional interface object corresponds.

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4

The method of Claim 3 wherein the at least one additional interface object is presented closer to the first interface object than the corresponding current interface object.

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5

The method of Claim 4 wherein the at least one additional interface object is presented in the user interface instead of the corresponding current interface object.

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6

The method of Claim 4 wherein the at least one additional interface object is presented in the user interface simultaneously with the corresponding current interface object.

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7

The method of Claim 1 further comprising, prior to presenting the at least one additional interface object, identifying the at least one additional interface object with reference to at least one of a parameter associated with the first interface object, at least one currently instantiated object in the user interface, previous user interaction with the drop target, a user preference, a speed of movement of the first interface object in the user interface, a direction of movement of the first interface object in the user interface, a position of the first interface object in the user interface, and a position of a preexisting drop target in the user interface.

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8

The method of Claim 1 further comprising facilitating association of the first interface object with the drop target represented by a selected one of the at least one additional interface object.

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9

The method of Claim 8 wherein facilitating association of the first interface object with the drop target represented by the selected additional interface object comprises associating the first interface object with the drop target in response to the first interface object being dragged over and dropped on the selected additional interface object.

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The method of Claim 8 wherein the drop target corresponds to a first portion of a file system, and wherein facilitating association of the first interface object with the drop target represented by the selected additional interface object comprises associating the first interface element with the first portion of the file system.

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