15. In a computer system having a display and a user interface selection device, a method of providing a graphical user interface on the display, comprising the steps of: (a) displaying a graphical object on the graphic user interface, the graphical object including at least one formatting style name; (b) providing an option on the graphical user interface for a user to display at least one visual aid on the display, the visual aid capable of indicating a relationship between the named style displayed in said step (a) and text displayed on the graphical user interface in the named style; and (c) displaying a text block on the graphical user interface formatted with the named style displayed in the graphical object of said step (a), the visual aid comprising displaying a color and a number adjacent the style name in the graphical object, and displaying the same color and number along the side of the text block.
15. In a computer system having a display and a user interface selection device, a method of providing a graphical user interface on the display, comprising the steps of: (a) displaying a graphical object on the graphic user interface, the graphical object including at least one formatting style name; (b) providing an option on the graphical user interface for a user to display at least one visual aid on the display, the visual aid capable of indicating a relationship between the named style displayed in said step (a) and text displayed on the graphical user interface in the named style; and (c) displaying a text block on the graphical user interface formatted with the named style displayed in the graphical object of said step (a), the visual aid comprising displaying a color and a number adjacent the style name in the graphical object, and displaying the same color and number along the side of the text block. 17. The method recited in claim 15 , further comprising the step of highlighting text in the text block that is formatted using direct formatting.