I
- I-beam
The text cursor that you use to select text or move the insertion point.
- icon
A little picture that represents a file on your computer.
- imagesetter
A large, high-end PostScript printer used for high-resolution output on paper or film.
- indent
The amount of space between the margins of a page and the actual text.
- inferior
See subscript.
- initial cap
See drop cap.
- insertion point
When you click the I-beam in text, it sets a flashing bar known as the insertion point. The insertion point indicates where text will appear when you start to type and where a graphic will appear when you insert it.
- italic
A style of type where the letters slant to the right. True-drawn italics do not simply slant—they have been completely redesigned.
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