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Glossary Words - T

From Jacci Howard Bear, About.com Guide

Discover the difference between Text Feathering and Text Frame or Thermal Binding and Thermal Wax. Don't miss the exciting topics of Tombstoning, Tracking, and Trapping. Go to the page for each T term to learn all about it.

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Tabloid

Half of a broadsheet...

Tag Paper

Paper for hanging tags...

Tail

Certain strokes on some letters...

Template

Dummy layout...

Terminal

A type of curve on some letters...

Text Composition

typography and page layout

Text Feathering

Forcing bottom alignment...

Text Frame

Where text goes in a page layout application...

Thermal Autochrome

Uses light-sensitive paper for printing digital photography...

Thermal Binding

Binding with heat-fused tape or plastic...

Thermal Wax

Uses wax coated ribbon for printing on specially-coated paper or transparencies...

Thermography

Raised lettering...

Thought Bubble (Balloon)

Graphic way of showing what someone is thinking...

Threaded Text Frame

Allows text to flow from one frame to another...

Thumbnail

Small preview versions of images, sketches...

TIFF

Graphics format for printing...

Tilted

Type that leans a little...

Tombstoning

Heads that line up horizontally in a multi-column layout...

Tooth

More tooth, rougher touch...

Tracking

Adjusting the overall spacing between characters...

Transitional

Times New Roman is an example of this style of type...

Transparency

How much can you see?

Transparent

I can see right through you...

Trapping

A way to deal with gaps between colors...

Trim Size

Paper size after cutting...

TrueType Fonts

A common digital font format...

Two-sidedness

Paper differences on each side due to manufacturing process...

Two-tone Paper (Duplex Paper)

Each side is different...

Type

Letters and numbers...

Type 1 Fonts

digital type technology

Type Composition (Text Composition)

typography and page layout

Type Designer

One who designs type...

Typeface

When you see a font, you see a typeface...

Typeset Apostrophe

An apostrophe with some curl to it?

Typesetter

One who sets the type...

Typesetting

Putting the words in the right type...

Typewriter Font

Fonts that mimic the type of typewriters...

Typographer

One who knows a lot about type and printing.

Typographer's Marks

The mark of good text composition...

Typographical Punctuation Marks

Proper punctuation from a typographical viewpoint...

Typography

The creation, use, and admiration of type...

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