COMMANDER TOOLBAR & APPLICATION INTERFACE – workstation component that provides quick access to the most common functions within the system without having to open the standard client. This configurable toolbar, which floats on a users desktop include functions for document import, scanning, browsing, viewing, and work queue as well as quick launch for the full client, scan workstation, scan job manager, and DVeRT applications. The work queue functionality and notification provides for a very effective basic workflow capability. This toolbar can be programmed to interface with any number of windows based applications to provide a context sensitive ability to applicable functions (i.e. scan, store, retrieve, scan job) as they apply to specific data displayed on the current screen of an associated application. This capability allows the toolbar to create a quick and highly effective interface with other applications without custom programming or use of the API.