| A | B |
| Alignment | The position of text in a document in relation to the margins. |
| Left Alignment | Alignment with an even left margin and a ragged right margin. |
| Ctrl + L | Shortcut to left alignment |
| Right Alignment | Alignment with an even right margin and an ragged left margin. |
| Ctrl + R | Shortcut for right alignment. |
| Center Alignment | Aligngment that automatically centers each line of text between margins. |
| Linespacing | The amount of space between lines of text. |
| Ctrl + 1 | Shortcut for single spacing |
| Ctrl + 2 | Shortcut for double spacing |
| Ctrl+ 5 | Shortcut for 1 1/2 spacing |
| Double spacing | One line of blank text between lines of text. |
| Indent | The space between the edge of a line of text or a paragraph and the margin. |
| Left indent | The type of indent in which the left edge of a paragraphis moved in from the left margin. |
| Right indent | The type of indent in which the righ edge of aparagraphis movedin from the right margin. |
| First line indent | The first line of a paragraph is indented more than the following lines. |
| Hanging indent | The following lines of a paragraph are indented more than the first line. |
| Negative indent | The left edge of a paragraph is moved to the left of the left margin. |
| Indent markers | Markers on the ruler used to set indents. |