26. A method for treating the graphic illustration on paper and associated computer storage media retained text and tabulation typesetting data from which has been derived a printed assemblage of articles to provide corresponding device independent digital data for retention in master memory, comprising the steps of: identifying the insertion locations within said magnetic media retained text typesetting data for each said graphic illustration and generating a corresponding whatgraph file; scanning each said grahic illustration and deriving digital graphic data corresponding therewith; generating graphic property data representing the graphics size characteristics of said digital graphic data; formatting said tabulation typesetting data, and said font size data to provide device independent formatted tabulation files; generating a tabulation visual image from said device independent formatted tabulation files; applying corrections to said directory of files in the event of a defect represented in said tabulation visual image; formatting said text typesetting data, said device independent formatted tabulation files, said whatgraph file, said graphic property data and said font size data to provide device independent formatted page files; and combining said device independent formatted page files, said font image defining data and said digital graphic data in magnetic media for retention in said master memory.
31. The method of claim 26 including the steps of: generating a list of words from said tabulation and text typesetting data; and combining said word list in said magnetic media for retention as index data in said master memory.