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| Alignment | Position of text in a paragraph relative to the sides of the page. Left, right, centered, and justified are alignments. |
| Bold text | Character format that prints text darker. |
| Center alignment | Alignment format that positions text evenly between the left and right margins. |
| Character format | A formatting level that affects the selected characters. |
| Font | Shape of a set of characters. |
| Footer | The way text appears on a page |
| Header | Text that is printed at the top of each page. |
| Italic text | Character format that makes text slanted. |
| Justified alignment | Paragraph format where both sides of the paragraph are straight. |
| Left alignment | Default paragraph format where the left edge of the paragraph is straight and the right edge is jagged. |
| Margin | The white region around the text on a page. |
| Page break | Changes the pagination in a document. |
| Page format | A formatting level that affects the entire document. |
| Pagination | The process of determining where one page ends and another begins. |
| Paragraph format | A formatting level that affects the selected paragraph(s). |
| Point | The unit used to measure character size. There are 72 points to an inch. |
| Right alignment | Paragraph format where the right edge of the paragraph is straight and the left edge is jagged. |
| Selected text | Text that is shown highlighted on the screen. |
| Style | The way in which a character is emphasized. |
| Subscript | Text that is reduced in size and lowered to the bottom of the current line. |
| Superscript | Text that is reduced in size and raised to the top of the current line. |
| Tabs | Characters used to position text within a line. |
| Tab stop | Specifies a location within a line of text. |
| Typeface | Commonly referred to as font. See font. |
| Underlined text | Character format that puts a line under text. |