Indesign Chapter 2 Flashcards
leading
amount of vertical space between lines of type
baseline
invisible line on which type rests
kerning
process of increasing/decreasing space between a pair of characters
tracking
insertion of a uniform amount of space between characters
rules
lines on the page used as design elements or to underline text
pull quote
typographical design solution - text is used at a larger point size and positioned prominently on the page
drop cap
design element in which first letter(s) or a paragraph are increased in size to create a visual effect
widow
top of page
words / single line of text separated from other lines in a paragraph
orphan
bottom of page
words / single line of text that become separated from other lines in a paragraph
hard return
indicates the end of one paragraph and the beginning of another. [return] key
soft return
move text onto following line w/out creating new paragraph. [shift]+[return]
style
group of formatting attributes that can be applied to text or objects