InDesign ACA Exam Prep

Bleed - Answer- an element that extends to the edge of the page. To print a bleed, the publication is printed on oversized paper which is trimmed. CMYK - Answer- Abbreviation for the four colors used in process printing. Cyan magenta, yellow and black. Composition - Answer- In graphic design, the arrangement of type, graphics and other elements on the page. Crop Marks - Answer- Lines that indicate the "live area" to be included or printed on a graphic design layout. Dropped Cap - Answer- the first character of the first word of the first sentence of the first paragraph is capitalized. Folio - Answer- a page number, often set with running headers or footers. 4-color process: - Answer- The printing process that reproduces full-spectum works by using only four colors of ink. They are cyan, magenta, yellow and black. Gutter - Answer- In double-sided documents, the combination of the inside margins of facing pages; the gutter should be wide enough to accommodate binding. Justified - Answer- Paragraph or block of text in which all words in all lines are spaced-out such that the first word aligns with the left margin and last word with the right margin. Margin - Answer- Imprinted space around the edge of the printed material. Ragged right alignment - Answer- type set so that the extra white space in a line is set at the right, giving the text a ragged margin. Usually set with flush left. Ragged left alignment - Answer- type set so that the extra white space in a line is set at the left, giving the text a ragged margin. Usually set with flush right. Separations - Answer- Usually in the four-color process arena, separate film holding images of one specific color per piece of film. Black, Cyan, Magenta and Yellow. Can also separate specific PMS colors through film. Sidebar - Answer- in newsletter/magazine layout, a related story or block of information that is set apart from the main body text, usually boxed and/or screened. Spine - A