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2.  Font Style Examples: ◦ Bold ◦ Italic ◦ Underline  Font Size Examples: ◦ Points  8 pt (can be smaller)  10 pt  12 pt

3.  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

4.  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

5.  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.

6.  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

7.  Provide high quality text for both screen display and printing ◦ Examples:  TrueType  PostScript  OpenType  Masthead-title area of a newspaper, Website, or journal

8.  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.

9.  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

10.  A web page may include ◦ Hyertext ◦ Running text ◦ Headline text  Complex and lenghty documents are best created with desktop publishing programs.