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| Outline type | keeps sharp edges and is mathematically defined |
| Bitmap type | composed of pixels, develops jaggies when enlarged |
| Text | referred to as Type in Photoshop |
| Typeface | another word for font |
| Font | a set of characters with a similar appearance, size and color |
| Serif font | has a tail or stroke at the ends of the letters |
| Sans Serif font | does not not have tails at the end of letters |
| Symbol font | used to display unique characters |
| Points | font sizes are measured in these |
| PostScript | a programming language that optimizes printed text and graphics |
| Monotype spacing | each character occupies the same amount of space |
| Proportional spacing | each character takes up a different amount of space |
| Kerning | controls the amount of space between characters |
| Tracking | inserts a UNIFORM amount of space between selected characters |
| Leading | the amount of space between lines of text |
| Character Panel | helps control type properties such as kerning, tracking and leading |
| Baseline | an invisible line on which type rests |
| Baseline shift | the vertical distance that type moves from its baseline |
| Style | a collection of formatting attributes that can be saved and applied to specific characters or an entire paragraph |
| Drop Shadow | creates an illusion that another colored layer of identical text is behind the selected type |
| Anti-aliasing | partially fills in pixel edges with additional colors, resulting in smooth-edge type |
| Bevel & Emboss | style used to add combinations of shadows and highlights to a layer and make type appear to have dimension |
| Rasterize | to convert a layer to an image layer |
| Distort filters | let you create waves or curves in type |
| Jaggies | jagged edges of type |
