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| Font Formatting | appearance, size, and attributes of text. The format chosen for font is important for communication purposes |
| Bold | used to emphasize a specific word |
| Italics | used to indicate book titles and other published works |
| Underline | used to indicate links to web pages and should be reserved for that purpose in most cases |
| Accent Symbol | used to indicate emphasis during pronunciation |
| Style | a format tool used to apply global font formats to text |
| Subscripts & Superscripts | used in chemical definitions, such as H2O, and for footnotes or reference purposes, such as in Webster’s Dicitonary1 |
| Small Caps | may be used to format titles or headings in a document |
| Serif Font | font that has small attributes at the tips of each letter, often used in the body of a letter or report |
| Sans Serif Font | font does not include the attributes at the tips of each letter, commonly used in title texts |
| Paragraph Formatting | arrangement of text within paragraphs on a page Properly and uniformly formatted paragraphs are also important for communication purposes |
| Indents | used to indicate a new paragraph and offset long quotes |
| Line Spacing | can be set for single, one and a half lines, double, or triple |
| Borders and Shading | used together or separately to emphasize a specific textual element in a document |
| Bullets | Use these when the items are non-sequential in a list |
| Numbers | Use these for procedural lists that must be accomplished in a specific order |
| Hanging Indent | most often used in reference materials |
| Endnotes | are source references that are placed on a Notes page at the end of a document. Within the document, each reference is indicated by a superscripted number or symbol |
| Footnotes | source references that are placed at the bottom (foot) of the same page and are indicated by a superscripted number or symbol within the document |
| Cut and Paste | a tool used in paragraph formatting that allows the user to move text from one location to another |
| Paragraph Headings | keyed in bold and followed by a period at the beginning of a paragraph to give the reader a quick idea about the content of the paragraph |
| Tabs | used to align and organize data into groups and subgroups |
| Tables | used to arrange text in columns and rows and are helpful in presenting, organizing, and clarifying information |
| Page Formatting | arrangement of text on a page. The arrangement of text on a page 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 | landscape (wider than tall) or portrait (taller than wide) |
| Headers and Footers | add global information to a document, such as page numbers and document titles |
| Page Breaks | may be manual or automatic and are used to manage the content on a page |
| Soft Page Break | occurs automatically through the word wrap feature of the word processing software and text is simply continued to the next page when the space on the previous page is exhausted |
| Hard Page Break | performed manually when a new page is needed for a break or change in content |
| Columns | used to format text for documents such as newspapers and newsletters |
| Page Borders | used in page formatting to add lines around text or graphic images |
| Resume | a brief and accurate summary of educational and work experiences used when applying for a job |
| Business Letter | a form of communication used to convey a formal message to one or more parties |
| Letterhead | preprinted information in the header and sometimes in the footer that usually contains the company name, address, email address, logo, and other contact information |
| Personal Business Letter | correspondence between an individual and another individual or a corporate entity, sent as a hard copy or as an email attachment |
| Memo | a form of communication used within an office, business, or organization, which deals with subjects of permanent record, such as a policy notice or a change in office procedures. Emails, on the other hand, are considered temporary communication. May be sent as a hard copy, as an email, or as an email attachment |
| Agenda | a list of items to be discussed or acted upon, prepared before meetings, events, and conferences |
| Minutes | used to describe the discussions, decisions, and actions that occurred during a business meeting |
| Research Report | a multi-page document that usually contains several sub-topics of information related to one main topic |
| Table of Contents | used to accompany a report, document, or manuscript to list the topics and subtopics in the order in which they occur |
| Mail Merge | a feature that allows a user to create mass mailings of letters, mailing labels, and other documents and personalize the information in each |
| Macros | tools that allow a user to program repetitive tasks into the computer’s memory so that they can be quickly accomplished with the touch of a couple of keys that the user has selected |
| Track Changes | 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 | global formats for headings and other text within a document |
| Format Painter | a feature that allows a user to copy the format of text to other areas in a document |
| Comments | feature used to add editorial remarks to a document |
| Templates & Wizards | features used to automate the creation of documents. A template contains fields that are completed by the user. A wizard uses a template and adds helpful prompts for the user |
