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To add a drop cap

Inserting drop caps

Applying drop caps, also known as initial caps, to paragraphs enlarges the initial letter and insets it into the body of text. You can customize a drop cap by changing different settings. For example, you can change the distance between the drop cap and the body of text, or specify the number of lines of text that you want to appear next to the drop cap. You can remove the drop cap at any point without deleting the letter.

You can add a drop cap (left) or a hanging indent drop cap (right).

You can preview a drop cap before you add it to a drawing. The changes you make are temporarily applied to the text in the drawing window, so you can see how the drop cap will look when you add it.

To add a drop cap Back to Top
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Using the Text tool , select the paragraph text.
If the Object properties docker is not open, click Window Dockers Object properties.
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In the Object properties docker, click the Paragraph button to display the paragraph-related options.
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In the Paragraph area of the Object properties docker, click the arrow button located at the bottom of Paragraph area to display additional options.
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Enable the Drop caps check box.
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Click the Drop caps settings button.
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In the Drop cap dialog box, perform a task from the following table.

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Specify the number of lines next to a drop cap
In the Appearance area, type a value in the Number of lines dropped box.
Set the distance between the drop cap and the body of text
In the Appearance area, type a value in the Space after drop cap box.
This sets the space to the right of the drop cap.
Preview a drop cap
Enable the Preview check box.
Offset the drop cap from the body of text
Enable the Use hanging indent style for drop cap check box.
Remove drop caps
In the Paragraph area of the Object Properties docker, disable the Drop caps check box.

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