24. The machine-implemented method of composing text and graphics to a plurality of pages for presenting information in a predetermined format, including the machine-executable steps of: receiving a stream of sequential text/graphics representing digital signals (hereafter text/graphics signals) having embedded control words defining composing functions to be performed, in response to said embedded control words: dividing each page into a plurality of mutually-exclusive-vertically-separate portions, making each such portion a mutually-exclusive text/graphics-receiving vertical portion of each page; establishing a plurality of first named areas for having text/graphics placeable anywhere on each page independently of said portions and having a location on the page specific to each such first named area and with each named area being capable of receiving text/graphics signals independently of said portions, each such first named area being capable of receiving an indeterminate extent of said text/graphics signals, assigning a predetermined text/graphics extent from any one of said first named areas to any one of the pages being composed; while composing predetermined ones of said pages using said portions (1) selectively interleaving formatting said received text/graphics signals to predetermined ones of said first named areas independently of said portions; and (2) determining that a page being composed is to receive text/graphics signals from said first named areas; in response to said determination, scanning all of said first named areas and then placing text/graphics signals composed to any of said first named areas on said page up to said predetermined extent for each respective first named areas; ejecting the page of formatted text/graphics signals for conversion to a visual presentation; and starting a new page to be composed and repeating all of the above recited steps until all text/graphics signals have been formatted to a plurality of such pages.
24. The machine-implemented method of composing text and graphics to a plurality of pages for presenting information in a predetermined format, including the machine-executable steps of: receiving a stream of sequential text/graphics representing digital signals (hereafter text/graphics signals) having embedded control words defining composing functions to be performed, in response to said embedded control words: dividing each page into a plurality of mutually-exclusive-vertically-separate portions, making each such portion a mutually-exclusive text/graphics-receiving vertical portion of each page; establishing a plurality of first named areas for having text/graphics placeable anywhere on each page independently of said portions and having a location on the page specific to each such first named area and with each named area being capable of receiving text/graphics signals independently of said portions, each such first named area being capable of receiving an indeterminate extent of said text/graphics signals, assigning a predetermined text/graphics extent from any one of said first named areas to any one of the pages being composed; while composing predetermined ones of said pages using said portions (1) selectively interleaving formatting said received text/graphics signals to predetermined ones of said first named areas independently of said portions; and (2) determining that a page being composed is to receive text/graphics signals from said first named areas; in response to said determination, scanning all of said first named areas and then placing text/graphics signals composed to any of said first named areas on said page up to said predetermined extent for each respective first named areas; ejecting the page of formatted text/graphics signals for conversion to a visual presentation; and starting a new page to be composed and repeating all of the above recited steps until all text/graphics signals have been formatted to a plurality of such pages. 36. The method set forth in claim 24 wherein said dividing the page follows the sequence of receipt of text/graphics signals such that the page formatting follows the sequence of the received signal; and assigning the predetermined text/graphics extent from any of said first named areas anywhere on the page independent of said mutually exclusive vertically-separate portion and including the step of limiting predetermined ones of said first named areas to body ones of said mutually exclusive vertically-separate portions.