Formatting is making use of available choices for character size, shape, color, and spacing, as well as line length, justification, and spacing so as to produce a piece of textual and/or graphic material that is pleasing to the eye and communicates the intended message. Background color and texture, picture size and location are also involved in formatting. Formatting covers all of the changes of production values that get you to a finished piece of work from a rough draft or manuscript.
