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From Jacci Howard Bear, About.com Guide
These desktop publishing terms start with numbers or symbols. Do you know your 4-up from your 4c? Wondering what ¥ means? Look here.
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These desktop publishing terms start with numbers or symbols. Do you know your 4-up from your 4c? Wondering what ¥ means? Look here.
# | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | (Q) X Y Z
Specialty Glossaries: Graphics | Layout & Design | Prepress | Printing & Finishing | Software | Type & Fonts | Business | Paper
10-up
10 to a page...
4-up
4 to a page...
4c (cmyk)
Printing in color...
8-up
8 to a page...
! (exclamation)
A punctuation mark for exclamatory statements...
¡ (inverted exclamation)
A punctuation mark used in some languages, such as Spanish...
$ (dollar)
Currency symbol, programming symbol...
¥ (yen)
Currency symbol in Japan...
€ (euro)
Currency symbol for the European Union...
& (ampersand)
The proper name for the symbol used to denote the word "and"...
' " (tick mark)
Some folks get ticked off when it's used the wrong way...
' (apostrophe)
The little squiggle that turns it is into it's...
* (asterisk)
The star-like * is used in literature, math, computing, and many other fields...
-- (dash)
A line. A short line. Actually, a couple of short lines.
@ (at)
The @ sign means each, at, or each at and is used in internet email addresses...
Desktop Publishing Glossary Index
Bleed, creep, and signature have different meanings in design than in other fields. Look up the meaning and uses for an asterisk and an inverted exclamation point. Explore gatefolds, manifolds, and z folds. A key part of learning desktop publishing is learning the language, the acronyms, the abbreviations.
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Specialty Glossaries
Graphics | Layout & Design
Prepress | Printing & Finishing
Software | Type & Fonts
Business | Paper
# | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | (Q) X Y Z
Specialty Glossaries
Graphics | Layout & Design
Prepress | Printing & Finishing
Software | Type & Fonts
Business | Paper