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Adding Drop Caps
Summary: Drop caps are formed by making the first character in a paragraph larger than normal, so that it occupies several lines of the paragraph. This finishing touch is easy to add using Word's built-in tools.Drop caps are a decorative touch, done through typographical means, that you can apply to your document. Drop caps are traditionally done with the first letter of a chapter or some other major section of a document. To create drop caps, do the following:
- Type your paragraph as you normally would.
- Select the first letter of the paragraph.
- Choose the Insert tab of the Ribbon.
- In the Text group, click Drop Cap. Word displays some common options for drop caps.
- Choose Drop Cap Options. Word displays the Drop Cap dialog box. (Click here to see a related figure.)
- Chose the position for your drop cap, according to your preference.
- Change any other options to format your drop cap.
- Click on OK.
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