INDESIGN ACA EXAM PREP QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2026.
Bleed - ANS 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 - ANS Abbreviation for the four colors used in process printing. Cyan magenta, yellow
and black.
Composition - ANS In graphic design, the arrangement of type, graphics and other elements
on the page.
Crop Marks - ANS Lines that indicate the "live area" to be included or printed on a graphic
design layout.
Dropped Cap - ANS the first character of the first word of the first sentence of the first
paragraph is capitalized.
Folio - ANS a page number, often set with running headers or footers.
4-color process: - ANS The printing process that reproduces full-spectum works by using only
four colors of ink. They are cyan, magenta, yellow and black.
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, Gutter - ANS In double-sided documents, the combination of the inside margins of facing
pages; the gutter should be wide enough to accommodate binding.
Justified - ANS 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 - ANS Imprinted space around the edge of the printed material.
Ragged right alignment - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS Back or binding edge of a publication
Spot Color or Varnish - ANS One ink or varnish applied to portions of a sheet, as compared to
flood or painted sheet.
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AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2026.
Bleed - ANS 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 - ANS Abbreviation for the four colors used in process printing. Cyan magenta, yellow
and black.
Composition - ANS In graphic design, the arrangement of type, graphics and other elements
on the page.
Crop Marks - ANS Lines that indicate the "live area" to be included or printed on a graphic
design layout.
Dropped Cap - ANS the first character of the first word of the first sentence of the first
paragraph is capitalized.
Folio - ANS a page number, often set with running headers or footers.
4-color process: - ANS The printing process that reproduces full-spectum works by using only
four colors of ink. They are cyan, magenta, yellow and black.
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Gutter - ANS In double-sided documents, the combination of the inside margins of facing
pages; the gutter should be wide enough to accommodate binding.
Justified - ANS 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 - ANS Imprinted space around the edge of the printed material.
Ragged right alignment - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS Back or binding edge of a publication
Spot Color or Varnish - ANS One ink or varnish applied to portions of a sheet, as compared to
flood or painted sheet.
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
