Desktop Publishing Terminology 

nameplate or banner - top portion of the newsletter 

issue information line - contained in the banner, tells date and issue 

rules or ruling lines - the horizontal lines in the nameplate 

subhead - a heading within the body of the newsletter 

vertical rule - a vertical line dividing two columns 

wrap-around text - the text that wraps around the graphic 

run-around - the space between the graphic and the words 

Other Terms 

ANSI characters - a predefined set of characters, including both characters on the keyboard and special characters, such as the bullet symbol 

parallel columns - table columns, created with the Insert Table button 

snaking columns - newspaper columns, flows from the bottom of one column to the top of the next 

justified - the left and the right margins are aligned 

dropped capital letter, or drop cap - appears larger than the rest of the characters in the paragraph 

column break - ends a column 

next page section break - forces the article to continue on the next page 

text box - positions pull-quotes between columns 

Word macro recorder - creates a macro 

Visual Basic - powerful programming language available with Word