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| Object | A publication design element. |
| Frame | A container of objects into which you place the content of your publication |
| Text Frame | A container for Text |
| Table Frame | A container for Tables |
| Picture Frame | Frames that have special properties that let you modify the way graphics look in them |
| WordArt | Graphical objects based on type |
| Story | consists of all the text that's contained in one frame or that continues to another, linked frame |
| Formatting Toolbar | appears after you click on a created frame, has buttons that let you change the format of your frame. |
| Row | A line of things that go from left to right or right to left |
| Column | A line of things that go up and down |
| Windows Clipboard | A piece of computer memory that can store text, formatted text, graphics and other objects. |
| Cut | to remove the current selection from your layout and place it on the Windows Clipboard. |
| Copy | to make a copy of the current selection and place it on the Windows Clipboard. |
| Paste | to place the contents of the Windows Clipboard on your layout at the current position. |
| Tracking | The general spacing between characters |
| Kerning | the amount of space between pairs of characters |
| Line spacing | the space between lines |
| Primative | A basic shape such as lines, circles and squares. A basic shape such as lines, circles and squares. |
| Complex Shape | Shapes that can be broken apart into unrelated line segments or that are a grouped set of shapes. |
| Borders & Accents | graphic elements for adding borders, emphasis, and frames |
| shape | the actual defined area of an object |
| Stroke | a border |
| Weight | The thickness of a line |
| Points | Common unit of measurement in Publisher, helps define the weight of a line. |
| Fill | the interior of a shape (the part surrounded by the stroke) |
| Tint | Becomes another color when you mix it with white. |
| Shade | Becomes another color when you mix it with Black. |
| Gradient | Effect in which the color is varied in some manner and in a specific directionl |
| Transparent | See-through, it lets an object beneth it show through. |
| Opaque | Not see-through |
| Layering order | the order in which objects are placed in relation to another object in your layout. |
| Bring to Front | Brings selected objects to the top layer. |
| Send to back | send selected objects to the bottom layer. |
| Bring Forward | bring selected objects up one layer. |
| Send Backward | Send selected frames down one layer |
| Grouping | Treating a collection of objects as a single object. |
| Page Parts | Pre-formatted structural elements for your publication such as headings, sidebars, and stories. |
| Advertisements | Pre-formatted advertisement elements, including coupons. |
| Calendars | Pre-formatted monthly calendars. |
