Word 2007: Add a Drop Cap to a Paragraph

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Drop caps are those giant letters that begin the first paragraph of a chapter or document. They get your readers attention by standing out and demanding focus. To add a drop cap to a paragraph in Word 2007, do the following:


1. Highlight the paragraph that will contain the drop cap.

2. Click the Insert tab.

3. In the Text section, click Drop Cap.

4. Select either Dropped or In margin.

To remove the drop cap:

1. Highlight the paragraph that will contain the drop cap.

2. Click the Insert tab.

3. In the Text section, click Drop Cap.

4. Select either None.

 

6 Comments -


  1. Anonymous said on July 20, 2009

    hai thank you and i wanted to know if a paragraph as the special indention can i use drop cap in that case for example

    ‘ We shall draw their entire army upon us, and bring on
    a general assault, ’said Duncan: ‘ lead on, my friend, for
    your own life and ours.’

  2. jayden said on May 24, 2010

    THANK YOU

  3. oooo said on May 24, 2010

    try it….

  4. LJ said on October 27, 2010

    ty for this thing

  5. LJ said on October 27, 2010

    i still dont get it

  6. WalMart12234 said on March 31, 2011

    It’s quite simple really

 

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