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| Desktop Publishing | The combining of text and graphics to design a visually appealing page layout for production of a publication using a computer system. |
| Hardware | The physical components of a computer (such as the monitor, keyboard, mouse, speakers, and printer). |
| Software | The entire set of programs, procedures, and related documentation associated with a computer system. |
| Applications | Putting to use the programs installed on a computer system. |
| Reporter | One employed by a newspaper, magazine, or television company to gather and report news. |
| Author | The writer of a literary work, such as a book. |
| Graphic Artist | Use computer-aided design to create sketches, diagrams, or pictures. |
| Computer Educator | One skilled in the teaching of computer skills. |
| Text Enhancements | Font, font size, bold, underline, italics, and shading are examples of: |
| Serif | A type font in which a short line crosses the end of the main strokes of each letter. |
| Sans Serif | A type font which is straight-edged. |
| Font style | A group of characters that have a similar appearance. |
| Ascender | The part of a letter that extends above the baseline. |
| Descender | The part of the letter that falls below the baseline. |
| Small caps | When the first letter appears larger than the rest of the capitals. |
| Inital caps | Enlarging the first character of a paragraph as a form of decoration. |
| Printer's Quotes | An elaborate use of quote marks that draw attention to text. |
| Bullets | Special symbols used to draw attention to lists. |
| Pull Quote | Phrases from an article that are enlarged and placed near the article to attract attention. |
| Graphic | A line, circle, or box which has been created or an image which is imported into a publication. |
| Reverse Type | Text appears in white on a black or color background. |
| White Space | An area of empty space on a page used to aid the reader in reading the printed information. |
| Centered Text | Text aligned in the middle of a document or column. |
| Chart | A graphic used to compare or display one or more series of data. |
| Italics | Text in which the characters are evenly slanted toward the right. |
| Headline | A title of a newspaper story or article usually printed in large type and giving the gist of the story or article that follows. |
| Gutters | The white space between columns. |
| Rivers | White space formed from lines of copy containing poorly spaced words (the space is shaped like a river). |
| Leading | White space between lines of text. |
| Kerning | White space between words. |
| Letterhead | A sheet of stationery printed or engraved usually with the name and address of an organization. |
| Text/Object Boxes | Boxes that are not locked to a specified location within a publication page. |
| Sidebar | Related stories that appear within a larger article to give the main article extra or supplemental information. |
| Shading | The intensity of a color. |
| Scaling | Changing the size of an image. |
| Rule | A term for a line in graphic design. |
| Word Art | Text created to be utilized as a graphic. |
| Red | Generates energy and excitement. |
| Green | Encourages people to think. |
| Yellow | Signifies optimism and confidence. |
| Blue | Relaxes and calms by lowering the blood pressure and pulse rate. |
| Word Wrap | When keying text, words automatically go to the next line without using the Enter key. |
| Cropping | Feature used to trim a graphic. |
| Wrapping | Places graphics in a publication wherever the designer chooses, positioning text around a graphic. |
| Watermark | Places lightly-shaded graphics behind the text. |
| Scanners | Device used to imput images by making a copy of those images. |
| Digital Cameras | Device used to input photographs taken by the user. |
| Left Aligned | Text is even at the left margin. |
| Right Aligned | Text is even at the righ margi. |
| Justified/Fully Aligned | Text is even at the left and right margins. |
