document formatting
Arranging written content
Document formatting is the arrangement and styling of text and other elements in a written work—margins, fonts, spacing, headings, indentation.
The term applies to word processing, typesetting, and digital publishing.
The professor was strict about document formatting.
Formatting can also refer to the act of applying such styling: I spent an hour formatting the report.
- page layoutVisual document organization
- indentationInward cut or setback
- fontCharacter style set
- leadingGuiding or pacing type
- line spacingDistance between text rows
alignment · kerning · typesetting · LaTeX · margin · padding · white space · superscript · hanging indent · drop cap · bullet points · page break · word processor · style guide · track changes · gutter · bold · italic
- word processingword processor, WordPerfect, text editor, Microsoft Word, copy
- business writingemails, memos, business writing, reports, letters
form versus content
document formattingsubstance
Physical material with mass
meaning · subject matter · information · message · ideas