Vocabulary

Absolute Measurement: fixed value, finite terms which cannot be altered
Relative Measurement: measurements which depend on the letter spacing, CAN be altered
Point: unit of measurement for a font. refers to the height of the type block
Pica: 1 pica=12 points. 6 pics=72 points= 1 inch
Em: unit used to measure spacing (letters a smaller so is the spacing)
X height: height of a lowecase "x" key refrence point
Tracking: amount of spacing between the letters
Letterspacing: space between letters increased
Kerning: space between letters is reduced
Leading: space between lines of text in a text block
Dashes: short horizontal rules
Alignment: position of type within a text block (left, centered, right, justified)
Wordspacing: controling the space between words
Widow: lone word at the end of a paragraph
Orphan: final or two lines separated from a paragraph by new column
Indent: some lines or one line is moved in or out away from the rest ( first line, running, hanging, on a point)