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| Indents | used to indicate a new paragraph and offset long quotes. |
| Line Spacing | Can be set for single, one and half lines, double, or triple. |
| Borders and shading | used toghether or seperatly to emphasize a specific textual element in a document |
| Hangign Indent | is most often used in referencing materials, reports, etc. The first line of hanging indent begins at the left margin and all remaining lines of the paragraph are indented five spaces from left margin |
| Endnotes/footnotes | (endnotes) are used at the end of a report/document and (footnotes) are at the bottom of each page of a report/document and referenced by a subscripted number. Both endnoted and footnotes add reference information or commentary information to textual content. |
| Bullets/numbering | bullets can symbols or numbers, use bullets when items are non-sequential, use numbers for prosedural lists that must be accomplished in a specific order |
| cut and paste | a tool used in paragraph formatting that allows a user to move text from one location to another |
| Paragrph Headings | these are keyed at the beginning of a paragraph in bold font to give the reader a quick idea about the content of the paragraph. This can be done in most software packages under the style and headings features |
| Tabs | used to align and organize data into groups and subgroups. To left justify or align allows text to be aligned on the left margin. To right justify or align allows text to be aligned on the right margin. a dot leader places a series of periods between two sets of tabs or a tab and margin |
| word wrap | automatic continuation of text from one line to another |
| Tables | used to arrange text in columns and rows and are helpful in presenting, organizing, and claryfying information. |
