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| 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 |
| Tabs | used to align and organize data |
| Dot leader tab | places a series of periods between two sets of tabs |
| Word wrap | automatic continuation of text from line to line |
| Tables | used to arrange text in columns and rows for presenting, organizing, and clarifying information |
| Page formatting | arrangement of text on a page |
| Margin | the amount of white space around the sides of a document |
| Page orientation | used to enhance the appearance and improve readability |
| Portrait page orientation | page is taller than wide |
| Landscape page orientation | page is wider than tall |
| Headers and footers | add global information to a document such as page numbers |
| Orphan protection | a single line of a paragraph is NOT left alone at the bottom of a page |
| Widow protection | a single line of a paragraph is NOT left alone at the top of a page |
| 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 |
| hard page break | is performed manually when a new page is needed |
| Columns | used to format text for documents such as newspapers and newsletters |
| Borders | used in page formatting to add lines around text |
