Emboss
Embossing a graphic image adds dimension to it by making the image appear as if it were carved as a projection from a flat background.
Export
To save a file in a different format (that of another program). For example, many Adobe Photoshop files are exported to become GIF or JPEG files.
E-Zine or Ezine
Stands for electronic magazine and is a name for a web site which is either (a) modeled after a print magazine or (b) a magazine that is only available online or through email.
Egyptian type:
originally, from 1815 on, bold face with heavy slabs or square serifs.
Em space:
a space as wide as the point size of the types. This measurement is relative; in 12-point type an em space is 12 points wide, but in 24-point type an em space is 24 points wide.
En space:
a space half as wide as the type is high (half an em space.
Expanded (font):
a font in which the set widths of the characters are wider than in the standard typeface. (Note: not the intercharacter space -- that is accomplished through letterspacing -- but the characters themselves).
Extended type:
typefaces that are wide horizontally -- Hellenic, Latin Wide, Egyptian Expanded, Microgramma Extended, etc.
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