13. A computer-readable program product comprising software stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the software comprising: (A) an automatic document processing mechanism that processes the electronic document and automatically produces selective highlighting for at least a portion of the electronic document to enhance the comprehension of the electronic document by a human reader, the automatic document processing mechanism determining which portions of the electronic document to selectively highlight based on user preferences that include a specification of at least one word in the electronic document that triggers highlighting of a corresponding portion of the electronic document, the automatic document processing mechanism including: (A1) a display mechanism that displays the selective highlighting in a display of the electronic document; and (A2) a conversion mechanism that generates a new electronic document that includes all information in the electronic document and additionally includes at least one markup language tag that specifies to the automatic document processing mechanism how to perform at least a portion of the selective highlighting of the new electronic document.
13. A computer-readable program product comprising software stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the software comprising: (A) an automatic document processing mechanism that processes the electronic document and automatically produces selective highlighting for at least a portion of the electronic document to enhance the comprehension of the electronic document by a human reader, the automatic document processing mechanism determining which portions of the electronic document to selectively highlight based on user preferences that include a specification of at least one word in the electronic document that triggers highlighting of a corresponding portion of the electronic document, the automatic document processing mechanism including: (A1) a display mechanism that displays the selective highlighting in a display of the electronic document; and (A2) a conversion mechanism that generates a new electronic document that includes all information in the electronic document and additionally includes at least one markup language tag that specifies to the automatic document processing mechanism how to perform at least a portion of the selective highlighting of the new electronic document. 14. The program product of claim 13 wherein the user preferences comprise a saved profile that defines how to selectively highlight the electronic document.