1. A system for performing an action in a mixed media environment having a first type of medium and a second type of medium, the system comprising: a capture device for capturing a first representation of a document in the first type of medium; a media storage for a storing a plurality of mixed media documents, each mixed media document having an index, an action and a second representation of a corresponding document in the first type of medium; a recognition unit for identifying a mixed media document from the plurality of mixed media documents that has a second representation that matches the first representation; and a server coupled for communication with the capture device, the media storage and the recognition unit, the server including an action processor for receiving an action of the identified mixed media document, and performing the action of the identified mixed media document.