| A | B |
| body type | The type selected for body copy - usually 10 or 12 point set in one face |
| boolface | Heaver weight version of a typeface |
| border | Plain or ornamented frame around any page element |
| bullet | Type chracter, usually round, to draw attention, particularly to lists |
| butt | To join elements without overlapping or space inbetween |
| byline | Author's name appearing as part of the body copy |
| c.o.b. (cut-out-background) | Any photo with the background cut away |
| camera-ready | Material submitted by staff that is ready to be photographed for production |
| candid | A photograph that is not prepared |
| cap height | Actual height of a capital letter, as opposed to its point size |
| capital | Large letters of the alphabet |
| caption | Explanatory copy identifying who, what, when, where, why and how of a picture. Also tells something extra to amplify the message. |
| catch phrase | A word or group of words incorporated in the visual presentation of the theme to catch the readers' attention and lint theme spreads together |
| centered | Placement of element, usually a headline, at a midpoint in relation to some other element |
| clip art | Illustrative material which can be purchased and used by slipping from supplied camera-ready material. Also available on disk. |
| close reigister | Any elements set closer than one half pica apart |
| collage | A grouping of photos, often trimmed in irregular shapes around subjects, and overlapped and printed without captions |
| colophon | A statement recording the names of the staff and printer, book specifications, size of the edition, and other information about the production of the yearbook |
| color matching system | System of numbered red ink colors that facilitates communicaiton about color |