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Font Style Examples:◦ Bold◦ Italic ◦ Underline
Font Size Examples:◦ Points
8 pt (can be smaller) 10 pt 12 pt
Serif fonts:◦ Example: Times New Roman
Has decorative lines or curves Considered easier to read
San Serif Fonts:◦ Example: Arial
Has a cleaner look No lines or curves Typically used for documents with a lot of text
Left-Aligned◦ Text is lined up at the left margin and ragged on
the right margin Centered
◦ Text is equal from the both edges of the page Right-Aligned
◦ Text is lined up at the right margin Justified
◦ Text is aligned at both the left and right margins
Fonts that have different widths for different characters have proportional spacing.
The space that separates blocks of text and other elements on a page or screen is known as white space.
Monospaced characters in a font all have the same width
The amount of space between characters is specified by tracking.
Characters that use the text format called outlining have a hollow look.
A number, letter, or symbol appearing slightly above the character next to it is a superscript. Example: s
Provide high quality text for both screen display and printing◦ Examples:
TrueType PostScript OpenType
Masthead-title area of a newspaper, Website, or journal
File Format refers to the way a document is saved on a disk
A text format is .rtf The default file format for:
◦ Microsoft Word - .doc◦ Excel - .xls◦ PowerPoint – ppt.
Bullet: A small graphic symbol used to distinguish items in a list
Presentation: A series of slides with or without animation and audio
Kiosk: A stand-alone display unit for giving information or for advertising
Anti-Aliasing: Using software to smooth jagged edges of a font or graphic
A web page may include◦ Hyertext◦ Running text ◦ Headline text
Complex and lenghty documents are best created with desktop publishing programs.