Publisher Chapter 2 Vocab
drop cap
A decorative large initial capital letter extending below the other letters in the line.
Brochure
A high-quality publication with lots of color and graphics, created for advertising purposes.
font effects
A special font option to add distinction to your text, including such ornamentation as outlining, embossing, and shadows.
strikethrough
Adds a horizontal strikethrough line to each character.
shadow
Adds a shadow beneath and to the right of the selected text.
wordwrap
Allows you to type words in a text box continually without pressing the enter key at the end of each line.
swash
An exaggerated serif or glyph that typically runs into the space above or below the next letter.
Format painter
Another way to apply specific formatting is to copy the formatting from existing text or objects
paste options
Are small thumbnails representing format choices that appear in a small gallery on the shortcut menu.
ligatures
Are two or more characters combined into a single character in order to create more readable or attractive text, especially in larger font sizes.
printing considerations
Color Convenience Cost Quality Quantity Turnaround
outline
Displays the inner and outer borders of each character.
serif font
Flourish
all caps
Formats lowercase letters as capitals. All caps formatting does not affect numbers, punctuation, non alphabetic characters, or uppercase letters.
small caps
Formats selected lowercase text as capital letters and reduces their size. Small caps formatting does not affect numbers, punctuation, non alphabetic characters, or uppercase letters.
CYMK color
Four-color printing, is named for the four semi transparent process inks — cyan, magenta, yellow, and black
Pack & Go Wizard
Guides you through the steps to collect and pack all the files the printing service needs and then compress the files
open type
Is a cross-platform, scalable font format with a wider range of characters than TrueType or PostScript fonts.
stylistic set
Is an organized set of alternate letters and glyphs, allowing you to change what the font looks like.
caption
Is explanatory or identification text or a title that accompanies a graphic, figure, or photo.
character formatting
Is the process of changing the way characters appear on the screen and in print.
subscript
Lowers the selected text below the baseline.
superscript
Raises the selected text above the baseline.
formatting mark
Sometimes called a non-printing character, is a special character that Publisher displays on the screen, but is not visible on a printed publication.
character typography
Specialized effects and fonts including drop caps, number styles, and glyphs.
engrave
The selected text appears to be imprinted or pressed into the page.
emboss
The selected text appears to be raised off the page in relief.
Spot color
Used to accent a black-and-white publication.
color considerations
When printing colors, desktop printers commonly use a color scheme called RGB. RGB stands for the three colors red, green, and blue that are combined to produce the colors used in your publication.
sans serif
Without flourish.
paper considerations
options and their costs
RGB
stands for the three colors red, green, and blue.
