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Glossary Words - P
From Jacci Howard Bear, About.com Guide
For Pica, PPI, Proof, and all these other words that start with P you'll find just the briefest of definitions but click through to each term for detailed explanations, tips, and tutorials.
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For Pica, PPI, Proof, and all these other words that start with P you'll find just the briefest of definitions but click through to each term for detailed explanations, tips, and tutorials.
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Specialty Glossaries: Graphics | Layout & Design | Prepress | Printing & Finishing | Software | Type & Fonts | Business | Paper
Page Layout
This is desktop publishing...
Page Layout Software
Software for desktop publishing...
Pangram
The brown fox and lazy dog get quite jolly, special makeovers.
Paper Grade
Classification of paper based on how it is made and used...
Paper Proof (Contact Proof)
prepress - proof
Paper Weight
A measure of the tonnage or poundage of paper is the weight.
Papeterie Paper
Used for greeting cards...
Parallel Center Folds (Double Parallel Folds)
paper and finishing term
Parallel Folds
A common fold for letters, brochures, and more...
Parchment Paper
No longer made from animal skins...
Parent Sheet
Paper sizes used by commercial printers...
Pasteboard
Holding area for documents, text, and graphics...
A cross-platform file format...
Perfect Binding
Paperback book binding...
Photo Editor
Software for editing photos...
Photogravure
commercial printing process
Photostat (Stat)
prepress term
Pica
Unit of measurement...
Picking
Little fibers that need picking from paper...
Pictograph (Graph)
graphics term
Placeholder Text (Lorem Ipsum)
Temporary text until the correct copy is available...
Planography (Lithography)
commercial printing process
Point
Type and printing measurement...
Poor Man's Engraving (Thermography)
commercial printing process
Portable Document Format (PDF)
A cross-platform file format...
Portrait
Short side up...
Position Proof (Contact Proof)
prepress - proof
PostScript Fonts (Type 1 Fonts)
digital type technology
Pound Symbol
Pound symbol for UK currency, not #
PPI
Pixels per inch...
Prepress Proof
An approximation of the final printing...
Press Proof
Final proof that everything will print correctly...
Prime
Prime time to punctuate our numbers?
Principles of Design
Guidelines for arranging text and graphics in page layout or graphic design...
Printer's Ornaments (Dinbat)
type term
Printing Plates
Holds the image to be printed on the press...
Printing Press
A machine the presses ink on paper for printing...
Progressives (Overlay Proof)
prepress - proof
Proof
Proof that what you designed is what will print...
Property Release
It's like a model release for buildings in your pictures...
Pull-Quote
A specially formatted quote, pulled from a story...
PUB
Native Publisher format...