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ARTWORK

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Any black and white, or colour, original graphic of any type prepared for publication.

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ALIGNMENT

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Another term for justification.

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BANNER

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In newspaper work, a main headline running across the top of the page.
Usually gives the title of the publication.

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BASELINE

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In type, the line on which both capitals and lower-case letters stand.

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BINDING

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The method of fixing printed pages together. Space has often to be left for the binding method chosen.

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BLEED

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A graphic which extends off the cut edge of the paper. The bleed is the amount that the graphic extends beyond the cut edge - commonly 3mm.

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BOLD

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A heavier, blacker version of a typeface. Used to emphasise a word or statement.

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BORDER

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A boundary line - solid or not - which goes around a graphic or piece of text on a page.

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BOX

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Text which is surrounded by a rule on all four sides giving a box.

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BROCHURE

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A small booklet designed to pass as much information about a product to the reader quickly.

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BULLET

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A symbol which is used to emphasise key points in a section of text.
Often used to highlight lists within a block of text.

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CAMERA READY COPY

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Fully prepared page(s) ready for photographing for reproduction by a conventional printing process.

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CAPTION

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The descriptive text accompanying an illustration.

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CENTRE SPREAD

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Pair of pages at the centre of a folded section. Also referred as a centre fold.

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COLLAGE

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Making a large graphic by using smaller drawings pieced together in an interesting or effective manner.

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COLUMN

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A vertical area of the page usually filled with text. Pages can have a number of them such as a
newspaper which may have 7 or 9 per page.
Used as a grid to formalise the pages of a publication. Graphics can also use columns to fix their positions.

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COLUMN GUIDES

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Non-printing guides showing margins and columns.

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COLUMN RULES

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Lines inserted between columns of text.

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COLUMN SPACING

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White space between two different columns.

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COLUMN WIDTH

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The horizontal size, or width, of a column.

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COMPOSITION

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Designing the layout of a page by moving the text and graphics until you are happy with the result.

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COPY

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Any matter (words or illustrations) such as handwritten text, typescript, photographs and artwork which are to be reproduced by printing.

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CROP

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Cutting a picture, electronically, to allow it to fit into a particular space.
The graphic can normally be re-cropped at a later date if done in a DTP application.

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CROP MARKS

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Intersecting lines that page layout packages print at the corners of a page to show where the paper is to be cut to size when complete.

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CUT OFF RULE
A horizontal line printed across text separate different text items. Usually seen in magazines or papers.
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DESCENDER
The lower portion of lower-case letters which drop below x-height e.g. g, j, p.
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DISPLAY TYPE
Larger type sizes used for headings.
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DOCUMENT
The whole DTP file being working on including embedded graphics.
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DOUBLE SPREAD
Drawing and text which is designed to be printed over two facing pages.
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DPI
Dots Per Inch. The bigger the number the better the quality of the hardcopy.
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DTP
Desk Top Publishing. Preparing a page for printing by laying out text and graphics in an interesting and readable fashion. All text and graphics can be easily manipulated.
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FACING PAGES
Two pages which face each other, when the publication is open, in a double sided publication.
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FOLIO
Page number.
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FONT
Shape of the lettering used.
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FOOT
The margin at the bottom of the page.
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FOOTER
A space at the bottom of a page to hold the page number and other minor details. On a document with many pages the footer details are automatically copied onto each page.
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FOOTNOTE
Text placed at the bottom of a page prefixed with a symbol or number which is cross-referenced by the same character in the text. Used to provide additional information. Usually shown with a superscript number.
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FORMAT
The arrangement of text on a page defined by the alignment and text style.
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FRAME
Box that holds a text story or a graphic allowing easy manipulation.
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GRAPHIC
Any type of drawing dropped onto the page or drawn using specialist tools within the layout package.
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GREY SCALE
Graphic made from different shades of grey dots. Gives good quality output.
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GRID
Non-printing pattern which is used to structure the page design.
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GUIDE
Non-printing lines on the screen page which mark grid lines, columns and margins. Used to assist the placement of text and graphics on the page.
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GUTTER
Spacing between columns and the extra white space at the centre of facing pages to allow for folding and binding.
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HALF TONE
Spacing between columns and the extra white space at the centre of facing pages to allow for folding and binding.
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HEADER
Space at the page top ready to hold the title of a page. If a document has many pages then the header is copied automatically onto every page. Usually used to chapter details.
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HEADLINE
Line(s) of larger sized text placed above the accompanying text to guide the reader to the main story.
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HYPHENATION
The insertion of a hyphen in a word which does not fit on the end of a line. Can be automatic or manual.
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INDENT
Beginning a line of text further in from the left margin than the rest of the text. This paragraph is an example.
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ITALIC TYPE
A typeface where the letters lean to the right and is used to emphasise text.
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JUSTIFICATION
Setting of type lines in which the space between words is varied from line to line so that the text lines up with one or more column guides. • Centre - text formatted to be central within the column. • Full - text formatted with neat left and right. • Left - text formatted with neat left edge / rough right edge. • Right - text formatted with neat right edge / rough left edge.
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KERNING
Horizontal spacing between pairs of letters to neaten the effect of the word.
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LEADING
Vertical spacing between lines of text.
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LETTERING
Text which is specially designed to be used as headings and is produced differently from normally typed text.
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LOGO
An emblem, or symbol, printed in a particular fashion as a trademark.
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MAKE-UP
The operation of assembling all the elements - text and illustrations - onto a series of pages. The main advantage of using a DTP package to do the make-up is that any mistakes can be easily fixed.
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MARGIN
Space between the edge of the printed paper and the text or drawings on it.
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MONTAGE
A combination of separate images combined to give a composite picture.
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MOUNT
A suitable background to emphasise either a part of or the whole of a presentation page.
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ORIGINAL
Any drawing, photograph or piece of artwork provided as copy for reproduction.
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OUTLINE
A typeface or an effect which uses an outline effect.
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OVERLAY
The printing of the colours which make up a full page onto separate pages - one for each colour. These are then used by the commercial printers to produce separate printing plates for each colour.
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PAGE
One single side of paper in a booklet. • Facing - Left and right pair of pages. • Master - Page with text, and drawings, that will appear on every page within a document. • Single - Output printed on one single piece of paper.
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PHOTOMONTAGE
A completed painting made up from many different photographs blended together using a powerful graphic/painting package. Used in tabloid newspapers to change the emphasis of a photograph by removing or adding a part.
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POINT (SIZE)
Common unit of lettering, and line, size. | 72 points = 1 inch = 25mm.
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POSTSCRIPT
Cross platform industry standard for the highest quality hardcopy. Used by majority of printing companies.
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PRESENTATION
A high quality drawing of an object which can be shown to a client to explain the design and action.
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PROOF
Draft hardcopy to check layout, spelling. Also a printed master given to the printer with attached notes to explain printing details.
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QUOTES
Speech marks e.g. “Hello”
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REGISTER MARKS
A cross-hair target symbol providing a rough guide for the commercial printer when printing in multi-colours. Placed outside the page area and cut off when the page is trimmed to size.
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RETOUCHING
Manual, or computer-aided, adjustment to an illustration or photograph.
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REVERSING
White text on a black background.
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RIVER
Uneven lines, or patches, of white space running through a page of text.
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RULER
Vertical or horizontal ruler to help with the exact positioning of frames within a document.
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RUN
The number of copies of a publication to be printed.
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RUN ON
The extra copies printed at the same time.
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SANS SERIF
A typeface which has no small lines at the end of the letters e.g. Homerton.
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SERIF
A typeface which has small lines at the end of the letters e.g. Times Roman.
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SHADOW
A typeface which has a built-in shadow.
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SPINE
The bound edge of a publication.
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STYLE
Named and grouped effects given to a piece of text. Speeds up the formatting of long pieces of text with subheadings, lists and other layout formats.
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SUB-HEADING
A heading appearing within the text body.
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SUBSCRIPT
A small number or letter which is half height and is positioned at the bottom of the printed line.
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SUPERSCRIPT
A small number or letter which is half height and is positioned at the top of the printed line.
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TEMPLATE
Common used, pre-prepared, master page. Used to keep a similar feel or style to all of a company’s documents. Saves time spent setting a new page.
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UNDERLINE
A typeface which has a line running under each letter.
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VISUAL
A dummy master page made up from the many parts to demonstrate the final look of the page.
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WHITE SPACE
Section of a printed page which has no ink on it.
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WINDOW
A rectangular box that can be used to define a space around an object, page or file. A frame drawn around a selected part of the screen to isolate the area within the 'window'.
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WIZARD
An interactive help program which guides a user through a process in a predefined way. Modern DTP packages use wizards as a method of teaching a user how to use templates for setting up publications or to save them time.
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WYSIWYG
What You See Is What You Get. The document on the screen is exactly the same as you would get when you print it.

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