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Borders: can be used very effectively around graphics, text boxes or tables to
enhance the appearance of the document.
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Bullet
points:
used to highlight items in a list.
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Hanging
indent:
a paragraph that has all lines but the first indented.
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Orientation: the page can be portrait or landscape.
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Tabs: using the TAB key F
text can be set out in columns. The
default values can be used or more accurate alignment can be set using the
options for TAB settings.
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Word
wrap: All desktop publishing software will automatically work out if a word
will fit on the end of a line – if not then the whole word is moved to the
next line. Alternatively the
software can be set to insert a hyphen in the middle of long words that
happen to be placed at the end of a line.
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Wrapping
style:
Many options are available when combining text with graphics on the page.
The graphic can be placed in front of or behind the text – and can
have text on one or both sides of it.
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Template: sometimes called a style-sheet, this sets page orientation, paper size,
margins and the default layout and font(s) of the document for the user. |
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Header:
one or more lines of text that appears at the top of each page of a
document.
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Footer:
usually at the bottom of each page. By
using special symbols in the header and/or footer, changing values such as
page numbers, date or time, can be used.
For example, in a 12-page booklet the use of the page number symbol
(usually “#”) will ensure that the correct number is printed on each
page. |
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Margins:
the areas at the four edges of the page where no text or graphic objects
should be placed. The
margins can usually set using the “Page setup” dialog box. |
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Text
Alignment: text can be left, right or centre aligned – fully justified
text is where all the lines of a paragraph are the same length and wider
spaces are automatically placed in between words to stretch out the text to
fit properly. |
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Examples
of alignment (also called justification): |
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Line
spacing: single, 1½ and double are the most frequently used line spacing. Double line spacing is often used in business reports where
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