ACA Working with Typography 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the function of the 'Glyphs' panel in Adobe InDesign or Illustrator?
- Adjusts letter spacing globally
- Displays and inserts special characters and alternate glyphs from a font (Correct answer)
- Changes the typeface of selected text
- Controls paragraph alignment options
Correct answer: Displays and inserts special characters and alternate glyphs from a font
The Glyphs panel shows every available character in a font, including special symbols and alternates.
Question 2: Which alignment option spreads text evenly between both margins with the last line left-aligned?
- Center
- Right
- Justify with last line aligned left (Correct answer)
- Force justify
Correct answer: Justify with last line aligned left
Justify with last line aligned left (standard justify) aligns all lines to both margins except the final short line.
Question 3: What does 'x-height' describe in typography?
- The height of capital letters
- The height of lowercase letters without ascenders or descenders (Correct answer)
- The total height of a font including descenders
- The width of the letter X
Correct answer: The height of lowercase letters without ascenders or descenders
X-height is the distance from the baseline to the top of lowercase letters like 'x', 'a', and 'e'.
Question 4: In Adobe applications, what does converting text to outlines (Create Outlines) do?
- Adds a stroke around the text
- Converts text characters into editable vector paths (Correct answer)
- Embeds the font file into the document
- Applies an outline layer style
Correct answer: Converts text characters into editable vector paths
Create Outlines converts text into vector shapes, removing font dependency but making text no longer editable.
Question 5: Which paragraph setting controls the minimum space Adobe allows between words when text is justified?
- Word Spacing minimum (Correct answer)
- Letter Spacing minimum
- Glyph Scaling
- Hyphenation zone
Correct answer: Word Spacing minimum
The Word Spacing minimum in Justification settings defines the narrowest word gap allowed when justifying text.
Question 6: What is a 'ligature' in typography?
- A decorative border around a text block
- A single glyph that combines two or more letters (Correct answer)
- A type of drop cap
- A connector between text frames
Correct answer: A single glyph that combines two or more letters
A ligature is a special glyph where two adjacent characters (like 'fi' or 'fl') are merged into one shape.
Question 7: In Adobe InDesign, what is a 'text frame'?
- A decorative border style applied to paragraph text
- A container that holds and flows text on a page (Correct answer)
- A panel for managing paragraph styles
- A font preview window
Correct answer: A container that holds and flows text on a page
A text frame is the rectangular or shaped container in InDesign within which text is placed and flows.
ACA Working with Typography 3
What is the function of the 'Glyphs' panel in Adobe InDesign or Illustrator?