Typography and Text Formatting Flashcards
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Which tool or setting aligns text vertically within a text frame (top, center, bottom, justify)?
Answer: Text Frame Options vertical justification
Text Frame Options controls vertical justification within the frame.
What does aligning paragraphs to the baseline grid achieve across columns?
Answer: Text lines sit on consistent, evenly spaced baselines
Baseline grid alignment keeps lines consistent across columns.
Which feature creates equal vertical spacing before or after a paragraph?
Answer: Space Before / Space After
Space Before/After adds spacing around paragraphs.
What is the function of a tab stop set with a leader of dots?
Answer: Fills the tab space with a repeating character like dots
A tab leader fills the gap with a repeating character, common in tables of contents.
Which feature lets a single paragraph span multiple columns within a text frame?
Answer: Span Columns
Span Columns allows a paragraph (like a headline) to cross columns.
What does the 'Keep Options' setting help control for paragraphs?
Answer: Keeping lines together and preventing widows/orphans
Keep Options keeps lines together and avoids widows and orphans.
Which paragraph rule feature adds a horizontal line above or below a paragraph?
Answer: Paragraph Rules
Paragraph Rules add a line above or below a paragraph that moves with it.