Term | Definition |
align | to position objects by their tops, bottoms, left sides, right sides, or centers |
auto-leading | a feature that automatically assigns a leading value to the text you set, based on it's point size. |
distribute | to space objects equally on a page horizontally, vertically, or both |
drop cap | the first letter or letters of a paragraph are increased in size to create a visual effect |
em space | equivalent to that of the lowercase letter m in the current typeface at that type size |
en space | equivalent to that of the lowercase letter n in the current typeface at that type size |
fill | color applied that fills an object |
font | a complete character set of particular type design or typeface in digital form |
frame | the container for an object. a frame can hold text, a graphic, or a color fill |
guides | horizontal or vertical lines that you position on a page to help place objects on the page |
gutter | the space between columns |
h&j's | are set with the hyphenation dialog box and the justification dialog box |
hard return | aka a paragraph return. moves words down to the next baseline and creates a new paragraph; inserted into text by pressing the return key |
kerning | the adjustment of space between 2 characters |
ligature | 2 glyphs combines together to create one glyph found in glyph pallet |
leading | the vertical space between lines of text, measured from the baseline of one line of text to the baseline of the next line of text |
local change | making changes to a document page; these do not effect the design of the master page |
master pages | templates created for a page layout; used to create pages with consistent formatting |
offset | the distance, horizontally and vertically, between objects |
overset text | more text that can fit in the frame, shown with an out port that is red and has a plus sign in its center |
package | the collection of all files needed to deliver a layout for printing |
pasteboard | area surrounding the document; provides storage for objects |
soft return | moves words down to the next baseline but does not create a new paragraph; hold shift and press return |
sections | pages in the document where page numbering changes |
stroke | color applied to the outline of an object |
stroke weight | how heavy the outline appears |
tracking | process of increasing or decreasing space between characters in an entire word or paragraph |
treading text | linking text from one text frame to another |
typeface | a specific size and style of type within a type family. the raised surface carrying the image of a type character cast in metal. also used to refer to a complete set of characters forming a family in a particular design or style. |
typography | a combination of font, size, spacing, and color |