How to Insert a Drop Cap into a Microsoft Word Document

A drop cap is the large capital letter that you see in most novels at the beginning of chapters. It gives the opening a sense of flare. This functionality is available in Word. Here is how you do it.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Word
• A document

1. Open Word

2. Load your Word document

3. 
    
   Highlight 1st Character

   Highlight the first character of the first paragraph in your document. See my picture as an example.

4. 
    
   Format

   Click on "Format" on the main menu on the top.

5. 
    
   Drop Cap

   Click on "Drop Cap" on the submenu.

6. 
    
   Drop Cap Window

   When the "Drop Cap" window appears, select the position of the Drop Cap. In my example I have selected "Dropped".

7. 
    
   Ok

   Click "Ok"

8. 
    
   Final Results

   You should now see your highlighted letter turn into a drop cap.

Resources

• Mike's How-To Blog

[Susanh]

on 12/10/2008 This is a neat effect that draws the eye. Thanks!