Special Edition Using® Microsoft® Office Word 2003

Using Drop Caps

Word can easily create large initial capitals, more commonly known as drop caps, that give your documents a distinct, magazine-style appearance. Drop caps work well in newsletters, particularly those formatted with columns.

Figure 16.2 shows an example of a drop cap: One letter has been “dropped into” a paragraph, and the first lines of text in the paragraph have been pushed to the right.

Figure 16.2. A drop cap adds visual spice to a page.

Follow these steps to add a drop cap to any paragraph:

1.	Highlight the letter(s) or word(s) you want to convert to a drop cap.
2.	Choose Format, Drop Cap. The Drop Cap dialog box appears (see ...