| A | B |
| The way lines of text are arranged. | Alignment |
| All lines begin at the left margin | Block Style |
| A formatting option that makes selected words print darker than normal. | Bold/Boldface |
| A frame that surrounds pictures or text | Border |
| A list of key points, each proceeded by a symbol for emphasis | Bulleted List |
| Aligns the text horizontally on a line | Center justification |
| References used to credit the source of information | Endnotes |
| Additions that enhance and emphasize font | Font Attributes |
| The size of characters | Font Size |
| A group of characters that are similar in appearance | Font |
| References used to credit the source of information or add explanations | Footers |
| Lines of text are both left and right aligned | Full justified |
| All lines except the first line are indented | Hanging Indent |
| Created by the user, inserts a page break manually by pressing CTL + Enter | Hard break |
| Repetitive text located in the top margin | Headers |
| Insetting text from the left or right margins | Indent |
| Characters are evenly slanted toward the right | Italics |
| Wider than tall | Landscape |
| All lines are evenly aligned at the left side. | Left Justification |
| The amount of space between lines in a document | Line Spacing |
| Space around the edges of a page | Margins |
| A colon is used after the salutation and a comma after the complimentary close | Mixed Punctuation |
| The letter dateline, complimentary close and writer’s name and title begin at center point (may have either blocked or indented paragraphs.) | Modified Block Style |
| No punctuation after the salutation and complimentary close. | Open |
| First line of a paragraph left alone at the bottom of a page. | Orphan |
| Indicates that the maximum number of lines has been keyed on a page and a new page is beginning | Page break |
| Direction a document is printed (landscape or portrait). | Page orientation |
| Taller than wide | Portrait |
| All lines are evenly aligned on the right side | Right Justification |
| Used to save a document for the first time or to save a new version of an edited file | Save As |
| Used to update an existing document | Save |
| A help feature used to locate files stored in the computer | Search |
| A new page automatically created by the software program | Soft break |
| Text that has been lowered vertically | Subscript |
| Text that has been raised vertically | Superscript |
| Moves the cursor a predetermined number of spaces | Tab key |
| Feature that allows text to flow around an object or graphic | Text Wrap |
| A set of characters with a common style and design | Type Face |
| A horizontal line that is placed beneath characters | Underline |
| Feature that prevents widows and orphans in a document | Widow/Orphan Protection |
| Software that is designed for the entry, editing, and printing of documents | Word processing |
| Text automatically goes to the next line | Word wrap |
| Last line of a paragraph at the top of a page | Widow |