1. A method for converting a document which contains at least one of text and images which is intended to convey information in a traditional, linear format into a document or display in which the text is rearranged so that the information is laid out in a pictorial representation, said method using a computer having a monitor or other display device and comprising the steps of: a) accessing a previously created document such that it is displayed on a monitor or other display device; b) selecting text portions of the document and assigning one of a set of categories to each selected portion for subsequent processing; c) processing the selected text portions of the document based upon the assigned category so as to arrange the selected text portions so they appear on the monitor or other display device in a pictorial arrangement.