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| Page formatting | arrangement of text on a page which is the culmination of text and paragraph formatting that presents the final picture and communicates a message to a reader |
| Margin | the amount of white space around the sides of a document |
| Page orientation | used to enhance the appearance and improve readability of a document (landscape/portrait) |
| Headers and footers | add global information to a document, such as page numbers and document titles |
| Section breaks | control the flow of headers and footers and adjustment of margins within the same document |
| Orphan and widow protection | means that a single line of a paragraph is not left alone at the bottom of a page (orphan) or at the top of a page (widow) |
| Page breaks | may be manual or automatic and are used to manage the content on a page |
| Columns | are used to format text for documents such as newspapers and newsletters |
| Borders | are used in page formatting to add lines around text or graphic images |
| Software support features | are tools inherent in a software package that add efficiency and reduce unnecessary duplication of repetitive tasks in document processing |
| Track changes | is a feature used when editing documents that allows the user and other editors to view changes that have been made to the document |
| Search and replace | is a feature that allows global edits to a document |
| Styles | are global formats for headings and other text within a document |
| Format painter | is a feature that allows a user to copy the format of text to other areas in a document |
| Thesaurus | is a handy feature that provides alternative word choices in a document |
| Comments | is a feature used to add editorial remarks to a document |
| Templates and Wizards | are features used to automate the creation of documents |
| Templates | contain fields that are completed by the user |
| Wizard | uses a template and adds helpful prompts for the user |