1. A method in a data processing system for permitting a user to efficiently create an application utilizing a plurality of objects in a graphic user interface, said method comprising: graphically presenting a plurality of objects to said user in said graphic user interface; permitting said user to create a compound object utilizing at least two of said plurality of objects; and automatically associating said compound object with said plurality of objects in response to a user input; and displaying an icon associated with said compound object, wherein said compound object thereafter may be graphically selected by said user to efficiently create an application.