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| Place the cursor in the paragraph in which you want the initial character to have a drop cap, and then open the Format menu and select Drop Cap. |
| In the Position area of the Drop Cap dialog box, click Dropped or In Margin to specify where the drop cap should appear. |
| Select settings in the Options area for example the Font, the number of Lines to Drop (defaults to 3 lines), and the Distance from Text (in inches). Then click OK. |
| The drop cap is applied to the paragraph. Click anywhere outside the drop cap to deselect it. |
INTRODUCTION Drop caps can make your documents appear very professional, especially if you are creating a book or chapter or are applying desktop-publishing effects to your text. |
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