| A | B |
| main document | form document that contains boilerplate text and variable text |
| merge fields | indicates variable text to be inserted in a main document |
| data source | document containing the records with variable information to be merged into a main document |
| data records | each row or paragraph in a data source containing information to be merged into a single copy of the form document |
| header row | the first row in a data source for a mail merge document |
| banner | the heading is formatted in one column, centered above the text of two columns |
| continuous break | balances columns |
| nonbreaking spaces | used to indicate two words that should be kept together on one line |
| nonbreaking hyphens | used to indicate that a hyphenated word should not be broken at the end of a line |
| crop | used to remove a portion of a clip art graphic that you don't need |
| watermark | a ghost image that appears behind printed text |
| sidebar | supplemental text that is added to a document |
| pull quote | highlights specific text that is INCLUDED within the article |
| drop cap | enlarged capital letter used to emphasize the first letter in a paragraph |
| boilerplate text | standard text used in various documents such as contracts and correspondence and in main documents for mail merge |