| A | B |
| 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 | Used to write chemical equations |
| superscript | Used to indicate a foot note or end note |
| small caps | used to format titles or headings in a document |
| serif | one that has small attributes at the tips of each letter, often used in the body of a letter or report |
| sans serif | does not include the attributes at the tips of each letter, commonly used in title texts |
| indent | 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 | emphasize a specific textual element in a document |
| bullets | are used to list items |
| hanging indent | first line begins at the left margin and all remaining lines of the paragraph are indented five spaces from the left margin |
| endnote | source references that are placed on a Notes page at the end of a document |
| footnote | source references that are placed at the bottom (foot) of the same page |
| tabs | are used to align and organize data into groups and subgroups |