| 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 |