21. Apparatus according to claim 20 further comprising means for selecting a second format for defining the of at least a second portion of the document and for associating the second format with a second abstract format name; means for defining at least one data presentation characteristic and associating said characteristic with said second abstract format name. means for associating the first abstract name with a third portion of the document which is non-continuous with said first portion; and means for formatting each of the lines of the document to correspond with the characteristics associated with its respective abstract format name.
21. Apparatus according to claim 20 further comprising means for selecting a second format for defining the of at least a second portion of the document and for associating the second format with a second abstract format name; means for defining at least one data presentation characteristic and associating said characteristic with said second abstract format name. means for associating the first abstract name with a third portion of the document which is non-continuous with said first portion; and means for formatting each of the lines of the document to correspond with the characteristics associated with its respective abstract format name. 23. Apparatus according to claim 21, wherein said second portion of the document includes auxiliary material having quoted material embedded therein, wherein said first format is used to define the left, right and indentation point for paragraphs for the main body of the document and wherein said second format is used to define the left and right margins for the quoted material.