Ever seen a book or magazine where the first character in a paragraph extends down into the other lines? This is called a drop cap and you can create one easily in Word 2010. Start by typing your paragraph, then go to the “Insert” tab on the ribbon bar and click the “Drop Cap” button. There are four options in the “Drop Cap” drop-down menu: “None”, “Dropped” which is a standard type of drop cap that will extend down through three lines, “In Margin” which applies the drop cap and then moves the character out into the margin, and “Drop Cap Options” which will allow you to set your own specific options for the drop cap. Options that can be set for your drop cap are: what font you would like to apply to the drop cap, how many lines you want the dropped cap to go through and how far away from the text you would like to move the drop cap.
If you decide to remove the drop cap later you simple need to click in the affected paragraph and then go back to the “Drop Cap” button and choose “None.”
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