47. A method of populating a document with digital information content, said method comprising: launching an information management software application on a computer-based platform; opening a first base format document, having a base format, within said information management software application, wherein said first base format document has a first document layout, and wherein said base format is recognizable by a third-party document generation application; selecting a first digital file having a first digital data content using said information management software application; dragging and dropping said selected first digital file into a displayed first data holder location defined by said first document layout of said first base format document, using said information management software application, such that said first data holder location of said first base format document is populated with said first digital data content; saving said first base format document on said computer-based platform using said information management software application; launching said third-party document generation application on said computer-based platform; opening said first base format document using said third-party document generation application on said computer-based platform; and saving said first base format document as a third-party document on said computer-based platform.
47. A method of populating a document with digital information content, said method comprising: launching an information management software application on a computer-based platform; opening a first base format document, having a base format, within said information management software application, wherein said first base format document has a first document layout, and wherein said base format is recognizable by a third-party document generation application; selecting a first digital file having a first digital data content using said information management software application; dragging and dropping said selected first digital file into a displayed first data holder location defined by said first document layout of said first base format document, using said information management software application, such that said first data holder location of said first base format document is populated with said first digital data content; saving said first base format document on said computer-based platform using said information management software application; launching said third-party document generation application on said computer-based platform; opening said first base format document using said third-party document generation application on said computer-based platform; and saving said first base format document as a third-party document on said computer-based platform. 48. The method of claim 47 further comprising: pasting a second digital file, having a second digital data content, from a clipboard to a second data holder location defined by said first document layout of said first base format document, using said information management software application, such that said second data holder location of said first base format document is populated with said second digital data content, before said step of opening said first base format document using said third-party document generation application on said computer-based platform.