11. A method for retrieving a plurality of subfonts that represent verbal characters for use with text data, said method comprising: (a) providing a processing circuit with a memory circuit; (b) providing at least one input device interfaced with said processing circuit; (c) providing at least one output device interfaced with said processing circuit; (d) providing an active word font set that includes: (i) a plurality of predetermined word types of various word sizes, in which a “word size” comprises a number of characters of a word; (ii) a plurality of previously-assigned subfont styles and sizes for each of said plurality of word types; (e) receiving input text data to be formatted using said active word font set, wherein said input text data includes a plurality of words having verbal characters; and (f) analyzing each of said plurality of words of said input text data received in step (e), by determining if each of said input words matches one of said word types, and: (i) if not, then performing no formatting on that input word; (ii) if so, then formatting each character of that input word, by: (A) determining a word size of said input word, and retrieving a corresponding set of said plurality of previously-assigned subfont styles and sizes for that word size; and (B) formatting each character of said input word, based upon a character position within said input word, and using said corresponding set of said plurality of previously-assigned subfont styles and sizes for that character position in the corresponding word size; wherein a first at least one of said subfont type and size of a first character position is different from a second at least one of said subfont type and size of a second character position for at least one of said plurality of words of the input text data.
11. A method for retrieving a plurality of subfonts that represent verbal characters for use with text data, said method comprising: (a) providing a processing circuit with a memory circuit; (b) providing at least one input device interfaced with said processing circuit; (c) providing at least one output device interfaced with said processing circuit; (d) providing an active word font set that includes: (i) a plurality of predetermined word types of various word sizes, in which a “word size” comprises a number of characters of a word; (ii) a plurality of previously-assigned subfont styles and sizes for each of said plurality of word types; (e) receiving input text data to be formatted using said active word font set, wherein said input text data includes a plurality of words having verbal characters; and (f) analyzing each of said plurality of words of said input text data received in step (e), by determining if each of said input words matches one of said word types, and: (i) if not, then performing no formatting on that input word; (ii) if so, then formatting each character of that input word, by: (A) determining a word size of said input word, and retrieving a corresponding set of said plurality of previously-assigned subfont styles and sizes for that word size; and (B) formatting each character of said input word, based upon a character position within said input word, and using said corresponding set of said plurality of previously-assigned subfont styles and sizes for that character position in the corresponding word size; wherein a first at least one of said subfont type and size of a first character position is different from a second at least one of said subfont type and size of a second character position for at least one of said plurality of words of the input text data. 17. The method of claim 11 , wherein said at least one input device comprises at least one of: a character input device, and a cursor position pointing device.