8. The method of claim 7 wherein the user preferences comprise a saved profile that defines how to selectively highlight the electronic document.
7. A method for selectively highlighting an electronic document to aid a human reader in comprehending the electronic document, the method comprising the steps of: (A) determining user preferences for selectively highlighting the electronic document, the user preferences including a specification of at least one word in the electronic document that triggers highlighting of a corresponding portion of the electronic document, the user preferences further including a specification of type of highlighting; (B) reading the electronic document; (C) processing the electronic document according to the user preferences; and (D) selectively highlighting at least a portion of the electronic document according to the user preferences; (E) displaying the electronic document with the selective highlighting to the human reader without altering the electronic document; and (F) generating a new electronic document that includes all information in the electronic document and additionally includes at least one markup language tag that specifies to the automatic document processing mechanism how to perform at least a portion of the selective highlighting of the new electronic document.