| A | B |
| Page layout | The arrangement of text and graphics on a page |
| Formatting | The organisation of text to improve its appearance and readability |
| Text object | Somaething that consists of text |
| Picture object | Something that consists of a graphic |
| Frame | A single drawing in animation or a space that holds text or graphics in desktop publishing |
| Serif Typeface | A set of characters that have little tails at the ends |
| Sans serif typeface | A set of characters going straight up and down |
| Text Flow | The way the text fows across the page (should flow in a natural way for the eyes) |
| Justification | The process of positioning the text in vertical alignments |
| Kerning | The process of reducing the space between certain letter pairs to improve the appearance of selected text |
| Template | A document that is created for repeated use |
| Master Page | A design in desktop publishing that can be used as a basis for other pages |
| Drop Cap | An enlarged initial letter that drops below the baseline in the first line of body text |
| Landscape | Horizontal orientation of text |
| Portrait | Vertical orientation of age |
| Crop | Hiding parts of a picture from view |