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Italic: Style of letters that slope forward, in distinction from upright; used for words requiring emphasis. This is an example of italic letters.

JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group. A bitmap file format used by Web browsers that uses compression to make images take less file space.

LPI: Lines per inch. A unit of measurement used to describe resolution by specifying the number of lines that are printed in an inch. The higher the number of lines, the higher the print quality.

Ladder Diagram: A tool used to plan the contents of each page of the yearbook—an important first step in creating the yearbook.

Layout Board: Sturdy paper boards that contain guidelines and grids used to design scanner-ready page layouts.

Low Resolution (Lo-Res): Low resolution images require less memory than high resolution images and are only acceptable for monitor display. Resolution is calculated in “dots per inch” (dpi). A standard low resolution scan is 72 dpi.

Montage Page: Created by pasting overlapping photos onto a layout board—a fun way to feature a lot of student photos on a yearbook page.

Multiple: Eight pages that are printed simultaneously on one side of a large sheet of paper. One side of a printing signature (two multiples make up a signature). Also known as a flat.

My Yearbook Personalized Covers: A yearbook cover enhancement in which an individual’s portrait, name, school name and year are printed directly on the cover. Available only to accounts with a Flash! portrait section. It is an option that is promoted directly to the parent/guardian in the home.