| Term | Definition |
| watermark | text or graphic appears on top or behind document's text |
| bold | prints text darker than other copy as it is keyed |
| textbox | used for labels or as callouts in documents |
| italics | prints letters that slope up toward the right |
| 3-D effects | used for enhancement purpose |
| drop cap | used to format paragraphs to begin with large initial capital letters that take up two or more lines |
| underline | places a line under text as it is leyed |
| word art | changes text to graphic object |
| font effects | a digital typeface that can vary in type and size |
| style | predefined set of formattng options that have been named and saved |
| superscript | text placed slightly higher than other text on a line |
| change case | used to change the case of characters |
| bold italics | causes text to appear darker than other text and also letters slope up toward the right |
| strikethrough | draws line through text |
| subscript | text placed slightly lower than other text on a line |
| font effects | examples include shadow, emboss, small caps, outline |
| typeface | the design of letters such as times new roman and coutrer |
| font size | the way that keyboarding characters are measure (i.e. 10 pt) |