1. In a data processing system having display means for displaying information to a user, a method for enabling a user to access predetermined information that is stored within a memory means of the data processing system, the predetermined information being associated with a location within a presentation space, comprising the steps of: displaying a view window for providing a view into a localized region of the presentation space; displaying at least one scrollbar having an indicator for indicating a position of the view window within the presentation space, the at least one scrollbar being displayed so as to occupy a linear region that is bounded by first and second ends that represent an extent of the presentation space along an axis of the presentation space; displaying at least one indicia that is predeterminally positioned at a point along the linear region, relative to the first and second ends, that corresponds to a position, within the presentation space, of the location of the predetermined information, the indicia being selected from a group consisting essentially of alphanumeric characters, symbols, colors, graphical images, audio information and combinations thereof and is selected by one of an application program running on the data processing system and a user of the data processing system; and responsive to a user positioning the indicator to a location at or near the location of the at least one indicia, positioning the view window to provide a view of a localized region of the presentation space that includes the location associated with the predetermined information, whereby the user is enabled to gain access to the predetermined information that is stored in the memory means.