| A | B |
| alignment | the way multiple lines of text line |
| left align | the aligment of multiple lines of text at the left margin |
| right align | the alignment of multiple lines of text at the right margin |
| justify | the alignment of text along both the left and right margins, leaving no jagged edges by the margins |
| center align | the alignment of text centered between both the left and right margins, leaving jagged edges on both sides |
| vertical centering | text is centered between the top and bottom margins |
| horizontal centering | text is centered between the left and right margins |
| cut | removes text from its current location in a document |
| copy | makes a copy of text to be copied to and placed in another location |
| paste | places cut or copied text into a new location |
| page orientation | the direction of the long side of your paper |
| portrait | the long side of your paper is vertical |
| landscape | the long side of your paper is horizontal |
| line spacing | refers to the number of blank lines in between lines of text in a document |
| single spacing | leaves no blank lines between the lines of text in a document |
| double spacing | leaves one blank line in between the lines of text in a document |
| triple spacing | leaves two blank lines in between the lines of text in a document |
| quadruple spacing | leaves three blank lines in between the lines of text in a document |
| word wrap | the automatic wrapping of text from the end of one line to the beginning of the next line without having to press the Enter key |
| margins | the blank space at the top, bottom, left, and right of a document where you cannot type |
| header | positions text within the top margin area |
| footer | positions text within the bottom margin area |
| bullets | various symbols used to arrange items in a list with each item beginning with the same symbol |
| numbering | numbers, roman numerals, & letters used to arrange items in an organized list |
| grammar check | checks for grammatical errors within a document |
| spell check | checks for spelling errors within a document |
| thesaurus | finds words of a similar meaning for a highlighted word in the text of a document |
| borders | various line designs used to box in text to improve the reader's attention to the information |
| shading | background colors used to improve the reader's attention to the information |
| font | the design and printing style of the letters, numbers, and symbols |
| font size/point | specifies how big or small the font will be |
| bold | darkens and/or thickens the font design |
| italics | a style of printing in which the font/text slants to the right |
| underline | draws a line under the word or text to give it special emphasis |
| superscript | text written or printed above the standare line |
| subscript | text written or printed below the standard line |