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| alignment | A setting that refers to how text is positioned between the margins. |
| first-line indent | A setting that inserts a one-half inch f blank space between the left margin and the first line of the paragraph: one-half inch is the default setting for this indent. |
| hanging indent | A setting that begins the first full line of text in a paragraph at the left margin: all the remaining lines in the paragraph are indented one-half inch from the left margin. |
| indent | A blank space inserted between text and the left or right margin. |
| leaders | A tool identified with symbols such as dotted, dashed, or solid lines that fill the space before tabs. |
| line spacing | The amount of space between lines of text in a paragraph. |
| negative indent | A setting that extends paragraph text into the left margin. |
| columns | Vertical block or text in which text flows from the bottom of one column to the top of the next. |
| hyphenation | A dash that is used to join words and separate syllables of a single word; by default, hyphenation is turned off in Word so that words appear on a single line. |
| landscape orientation | A format commonly used for brochures, graphics, tables and so on the orients text across the longer dimension of the page. |
| margins | The blank borders that occupy the top, bottom, and sides of a document. |
| non-breaking spaces | A tool used to keep selected text on a single line. |
| orphan | The first line of a paragraph that appears alone at the bottom of a page. |
| page break | The locations in a document where one page ends and a new page begins. |
| portrait orientation | A format commonly used for business documents in which text extends across the shorter length of the document. |
| section break | A tool used to create layout for formatting changes in a portion of a document. |
| widow | The last line of a paragraph appears at the top of a page. |