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Liam Heeley
Typeface/Font
• A typeface is the name of the group, then the font is ‘bold’ or ‘italic’ for example.
• An example of a typeface is ‘Times New Roman’, then the font is ‘Times New Roman Bold’.
Upper case / Caps (or capitals)
• This is a version of the text that you have typed.
• For example ‘UPPER CASE’, which is also known as capitals or caps.
Lower case
• This is another version of the text you have typed.
• For example ‘lower case’, with no capital letters.
Numerals
• This is a figure or symbol that detonates a number, these figures or symbols could also be in groups.
Glyph
• A glyph is a type of symbol that we understand as it has a meaning.
• For example a ‘?’ represents a question.
Point size • Leading
• The point size of the font is a relative measure of the size of the font.
• For example ‘This is size 18’ and ‘this is 11’.
• Leading is the spacing between the lines of text.
Alignment styles: Set left/Flush left/Ragged right Set Right / Flush right /
• This is the way you align the text on the page.• This is the shortcut way of centering text on a
page, using this tool.
Kerning
• This is the spacing between characters in a piece of text.
Tracking
• Tracking is the amount of space between letters, that can be adjusted.
Dingbats
• A dingbat is an ornament, character, or spacer used in typesetting, often used for the creation of box frames