4. In a computing system that provides desktop publishing capabilities, a method of utilizing a simple and integrated tool to enable a user to electronically peruse a plurality of independently selectable color sets and a plurality of independently selectable font sets in preparation for application by the user to an electronic document that is displayed in a main window of a display connected to the computing system that provides desktop publishing capabilities, the method comprising: (a) selecting a color set from the plurality of independently selectable color sets displayed in a live preview interface window, wherein selection occurs through use of a color set sliding scale user interface control that allows the user to slide the control to browse through all available color sets, and wherein the live preview interface window is separate from a main window that displays an electronic document and the selected color set includes multiple different colors collectively defined as part of the same selected color set and corresponding to different text styles, so that selection of the color set using the color set sliding scale user interface control collectively applies the multiple different colors to a sample of text in the live preview interface window, but not yet to the electronic document; (b) independent of selection of the color set, selecting a font set from the plurality of independently selectable font sets displayed in the same live preview interface window, wherein selection of the font set occurs through use of a font set sliding scale user interface control that allows the user to slide the control to browse through all available font sets, and wherein the selected font set includes multiple different font faces and sizes collectively defined as part of the same selected font set and corresponding to the different text styles, so that selection of the font set through the font set sliding scale user interface control applies the multiple different font faces and sizes to the sample of text displayed in the live preview interface window, but not yet to the electronic document; (c) enabling a user to peruse a combination of the color set and the font set selected and applied to the sample of text in the live preview interface window; and (d) receiving from the user an indication that the user is satisfied with the combination of the color set and the font set selected and applied to the sample of text in the live preview interface window and only thereafter applying the combination to the electronic document such that in response to a single user input indicating satisfaction with the combination of the color set and the font set, the text of the electronic document is collectively formatted to include the multiple fonts of the selected font set and the multiple colors of the selected color set as selected by the user.
4. In a computing system that provides desktop publishing capabilities, a method of utilizing a simple and integrated tool to enable a user to electronically peruse a plurality of independently selectable color sets and a plurality of independently selectable font sets in preparation for application by the user to an electronic document that is displayed in a main window of a display connected to the computing system that provides desktop publishing capabilities, the method comprising: (a) selecting a color set from the plurality of independently selectable color sets displayed in a live preview interface window, wherein selection occurs through use of a color set sliding scale user interface control that allows the user to slide the control to browse through all available color sets, and wherein the live preview interface window is separate from a main window that displays an electronic document and the selected color set includes multiple different colors collectively defined as part of the same selected color set and corresponding to different text styles, so that selection of the color set using the color set sliding scale user interface control collectively applies the multiple different colors to a sample of text in the live preview interface window, but not yet to the electronic document; (b) independent of selection of the color set, selecting a font set from the plurality of independently selectable font sets displayed in the same live preview interface window, wherein selection of the font set occurs through use of a font set sliding scale user interface control that allows the user to slide the control to browse through all available font sets, and wherein the selected font set includes multiple different font faces and sizes collectively defined as part of the same selected font set and corresponding to the different text styles, so that selection of the font set through the font set sliding scale user interface control applies the multiple different font faces and sizes to the sample of text displayed in the live preview interface window, but not yet to the electronic document; (c) enabling a user to peruse a combination of the color set and the font set selected and applied to the sample of text in the live preview interface window; and (d) receiving from the user an indication that the user is satisfied with the combination of the color set and the font set selected and applied to the sample of text in the live preview interface window and only thereafter applying the combination to the electronic document such that in response to a single user input indicating satisfaction with the combination of the color set and the font set, the text of the electronic document is collectively formatted to include the multiple fonts of the selected font set and the multiple colors of the selected color set as selected by the user. 16. A memory medium having machine executable instructions for carrying out the steps of claim 4 .