Here are few handy newspaper terms:

black and white: A page that prints with one ink: black.

full color: A page that prints with four inks: cyan, magenta, yellow and black.

spot color: A page that prints usually with two inks: black and one other color of cyan, magenta or yellow. At some newspapers, it can be three inks, such as black and a combination of cyan and yellow to form green.

broadsheet: A full-size newspaper, roughly 14 by 23 inches by traditional measurements. Most newspapers have slimmed for reader convenience and to save on paper costs. You&8217;ll find the Tribune is 12.5 inches wide by 22.75 inches. The printed space is 11.625 inches by 21.5 inches.

tabloid: A newspaper about half the size of a broadsheet. You&8217;ll find that if you take a tabloid paper and unfold the pages, they equal about one page of a broadsheet. Basically, a tabloid is a broadsheet folded in half and turned on its side.

body copy: Type used as the text of the newspaper. The font the Tribune uses for serif body copy is New Century Schoolbook. It uses Optima for sans serif body copy.

byline: A reporter&8217;s name at the beginning of a story.

dateline: Word or words at the start of a story that indicate where the story originated. In the days of the telegraph, this information included a date, too.

cutline: Text accompanying a photograph that provides descriptive information.

photo credit: Text that explains who took the photo.

headline: Large type above or beside a story that summarizes the text.

deck headline: Type smaller than the main headline but larger than the text that further summarizes the text.

subhead: Bolded type that separates blocks of text within a story and clues readers into the following portion.

kicker headline: A small headline often placed above a larger headline. Tribune readers see kickers on Tuesdays that say &8220;Prairie Profiles&8221; and on Mondays that say &8220;Business Monday.&8221;

lead: Pronounced &8220;led,&8221; it means the space between lines of type. Pronounced &8220;lead&8221; and at times spelled &8220;lede,&8221; it means the first paragraph of a story.

column: A vertical stack of text. On a standard page, there are six columns. The term has evolved also to mean a first-person article, such as the ones often found on opinion pages.

gutter: Space running vertically between the columns.

jump: The continuation of a story to another page. &8220;The jump&8221; refers to the continued portion of text.

teaser: An element often on the front page that tells readers what is inside the newspaper or in a future edition of the newspaper.

masthead: A box that prints daily and offers staff and publication data. In the Tribune, it is on Page 4.

nameplate or flag: The name of the newspaper as it is displayed on the front page.

folio: Type at the top of inside pages giving page number, publication and date.

header: Special label at the top of a page or a section, such as &8220;Lifestyles,&8221; &8220;Sports&8221; or &8220;Hometown Forum.&8221;

house ad: Advertisement that promotes the publication itself.

mugshot: A small photo that shows a person&8217;s face.

wire: News copy provided by outside services, such as the Associated Press. The name comes from the telegraph days. The AP comes to the Tribune via the satellite dish on the roof, with the Internet as a backup delivery method. The closest AP bureau is in Minneapolis. Other well-known wire services are Reuters and Canadian Press. Various newspapers, such as the New York Times, sell their content in wire-service form, too.

point: The standard unit of measure in printing, particularly for fonts of letters. There are 12 points in 1 pica and 72 points in one inch.

pica: The standard unit of measurement in newspapers. There are 6 picas in 1 inch. For instance, the Tribune mugshots are 5 pica by 8 pica.

layout: The placement of text and art on a page. &8220;To lay out a page&8221; is interchangeable with &8220;to design a page.&8221;

pagination: The process of laying out pages on a computer.

paste-up: An outdated process of laying out pages using hot wax to place the type, images and ads into position.

modular design: Viewing a page as a stack of rectangles.

double truck: Two facing pages on the same sheet, like how the front of the paper is paired with the back. They have become a double truck.

dink: A page without its pair. A dink is found inside six-, 10-, or 14-page newspapers.

double truck ad: An advertisement that publishes on two facing pages.

insert: A flier inserted into the newspaper after it has been printed and folded.

newsprint: The type of paper used for printing newspapers. Lignin has not been removed from the pulp, and lignin is what causes the paper to become yellow and brittle when exposed to sunlight.

newsprint roll: Large rolls of paper that can be fed into reels. The width of a roll is called its web. Some presses use double-wide rolls and some use single-wide rolls. The Tribune uses single-wide rolls with a 25-inch web.

offset: A printing process where the image to be published is taken from a metal plate to a rubber blanket, then printed on paper.

web press: Printing on continuous paper fed from a reel.

web offset press: Combine the actions of the two previous definitions and there you have it. Almost all newspapers are printed on high-speed commercial web offset presses.

folder: A machine dedicated to folding newsprint.

prepress: The steps to prepare a print job for printing but following the computer pagination of the material to be printed.