20. The computer readable storage device of claim 16 , wherein: analyzing the index to identify trends of composition elements in documents associated with the user comprises analyzing the index to identify trends of composition elements in documents authored by colleagues of the user; and retrieving a plurality of documents stored in a database comprises: discovering connections between the user and colleagues of the user; locating files, folders, and drives of colleagues of the user for retrieving the plurality of documents; and retrieving the plurality of documents.
16. A computer readable storage device including instructions, which when executed by a processor are operable to perform the steps comprising: retrieving a plurality of documents associated with a particular user stored in a database to index composition elements; indexing composition elements of the plurality of documents associated with the particular user, wherein the composition elements include content and formatting elements; analyzing the index to identify trends of composition elements in documents associated with the particular user; when a trend of a subset of composition elements in a plurality of documents associated with the particular user is identified, creating a document template including the subset of content and formatting elements; providing the document template for display in a user interface; and in response to receiving a selection from the user interface, creating a new document based on a copy of the document template for receiving user input.