Inserting a Drop Cap

A drop cap typically appears at the start of a paragraph, usually much larger in size than the rest of the text. Drop caps are commonly used in book publishing to mark the opening paragraph of a new chapter. You can use drop caps to add visual emphasis to your text.

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Image Select the text character you want to turn into a drop cap.

Image Click the Insert tab.

Click the Add a Drop Cap button.

Click Dropped.

The drop cap is added and ...

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