| A | B |
| Font Formatting | appearance, size and attributes of text |
| Bold | used to emphasize a specific word |
| Italics | used to indicate links to a web page |
| Accent symbol | used to indicate emphasis during pronunciation |
| Style | a format tool used to apply global font formats |
| Subscripts | used in chemical definitions |
| Superscripts | used for footnotes |
| Small caps | used to format titles or headings |
| Serif font | has small attributes at the tips of each letter |
| Sans serif font | does not include the attributes at the tips of each letter |
| Arial | Sans Serif example |
| Times New Roman | Serif example |
| Paragraph formatting | arrangement of text within paragraphs |
| Indents | used to indicate a new paragraph |
| Line spacing | can be set for single, double or triple |
| Bullets/numbering | used to list items |
| Hanging indent | most often used in reference materials |
| Endnotes/footnotes | used to add reference |
| Cut and paste | allows the user to move text from one location to another |
| Paragraph headings | keyed at the beginning of a paragraph in bold font |