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| Desktop Publishing | Use of specific desktop publishing software or high-end word processing software to produce professional-looking documents in which text and graphics enhance the message. |
| Thumbnail sketch | a rough sketchused in planning a layout and design. |
| Focus | An element used to attract the reader's atttention. |
| White space | Background space with no text or graphics. |
| Legibility | The ease with which individual characters are recognized. |
| Balance | The equal distribution of design elements on a page. |
| Symmetrical design | Balancing similar elements equally on a page (centred alignment). |
| Asymmetrical design | Balancing contrasting elements on a page. |
| Spread | Set of pages facing each other. |
| Proportion | Sizing elements in relation to their relative importance and to each other. |
| Contrast | The difference in the degrees of lightness and darkness on a page. |
| Directional flow | Positioning elements to draw the reader's eyes through the document. |
| Z pattern | When scanning a page, the eyes tend to move in a Z pattern - upper left corner to bottom right corner. |
| Alignment | Aligning text and/or graphics on a page. |
| Consistency | Uniformity among design elements. |
| Theme | A set of formatting choices that includes theme colours, fonts, and effects. |
| Colour | A powerful tool in communicating a message. |
| Resolution | The fineness of detail in an image or text produced by a monitor or printer. |
| Crop | To remove unnecessary parts of a graphic. |
| SmartArt | A graphical representation of information - graphical lists, organizational charts, and process diagrams. |
| Template | A predesigned document used as a basis for other documents. |
| Nudging | Moving an object in small 9ncrements using the arrow keys. |
| Grid | A set of intersecting lines used to align objects. |
| Pixel | a single unit of measurement that your monitor uses to paint images on your screen. |
| Anchor | A symbol that represents the connection between a text box and thenearest paragraph. |
| Ruled Lines | Horizontal or vertical lines. |
| Leading | The vertical spacing between lines of type. |
| Kerning | The process of decreasing or increasing the white space between specific character pairs. |
| Tracking | Equally reducing or increasing the horizontal space betweenall characters in a selected block of text. |
| Line Spacing | The vertical spacing of the lines within a paragraph expressed in points or in a percentage of the line height. |
| Typeface or Font | A set of characters with a common design and shape. |
| Baseline | An imaginary horizontal line on which characters rest. |
| x-Height | Height of the lowercae x of a font. |
| Cap height | The distance between the baseline and the top of capital letters. |
| Ascenders | The parts of a lowercase character that rise above the x-height. |
| Descenders | The parts of a lowercase character that extend below the baseline. |
| Serif | A small stroke at the end of a character. |
| Monospaced | Same amount of character spacing for each character in a typeface. |
| Proportional | Varying amount of space for each character in a typeface. |
| Sans serif | Without a small stroke at the end of a character. |
| Legible | Typefaces with higher character recognition. |
| Swash | An exaggerated serif. |
| Ligatures | Letters that have been attached to create a single character. |
| Pitch | The number of characters that can be printed in 1 horizontal inch. |
| Point size | a vertical measurement; a point is approximately 1/72 of an inch. |
| Luminescence | The brightness of a colour. |
| Hue | The colour itself. |
| Saturation | The intensity of a colour. |
| Kerning | Decreasing or increasing the horizontal space between specific character pairs. |
| Em dash | A dash that indicates a pause in speech; the dash is as wide as the point size of the font used. |
| En dash | A dash that indicates a continuation; the dash is exactly one-half the width of an em dash. |
| Normal.dotm | The default template in Word. |
| Template | A document type that creates a copy of itself when you open it. |
| Wizard | A feature that walks you through a series of steps. |
| Readability | The ease with which a person can read and understand groups of words. |
| Watermark | A lightened graphic or text displayed behind text on a page. |
| Cell | The intersection of a row and a column. |
| Placeholder | a reserved area on a page where an object, image, or text is to be entered. |
| Bleed | When an element on a page prints to the edge of the page, extends beyond the trim edge, and leaves no margin. |
| Stacking | Drawing an object on top of another. |
| Grouping | Combining objects as a single unit. |
| Unprintable zone | an area where text will not print. |
| Form | A protected document that includes fields where information is entered. |
| Form field | Location in a document where text is entered, a check box is turned on or off, or a drop-down list is accessed. |
| Content controls | Individual controls that you can add and customize for use in templates, forms, and documents. |
| Flyer | Promotional document used to advertise a product or service that is available for a limited amount of time. |
