| A | B |
| leading | Term used to describe the vertical space between lines of text. |
| kerning | Increasing or decreasing space between a part of characters. |
| baseline | The invisible line on which a line of text sits. |
| tracking | Affects the space between letters of an entire word or paragraph. |
| rules | Horizontal, vertical or diagonal lines. |
| pull quote | A design solution in which text is used at a larger point size and positioned prominently on the page. |
| drop cap | A design element in which the first letter or letters of a paragraph are increased in size to create a visual effect. |
| hard return | A return inserted into the text by pressing Enter. |
| soft return | A return that moves words down to the next baseline but does not create a new paragraph. |
| pasteboard | The area surrounding the document. |
| panel | These appear in groups along the right side of the document window. |
| toolbox | This houses all the tools that you will work with. |
| workspace | The arrangement of windows and panels on your screen after you start InDesign. |
| spread | Two pages that face each other in a multi-page document. |