Working with drop caps

Drop caps are letters that you can use to decorate text at the beginning of a line or paragraph. You can add and remove drop caps from a document, and you can edit their size, position, and style.

WordPerfect Office dropcap Working with drop caps

These are examples of drop caps.


To add or remove a drop cap

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To
Do the following
Add a drop cap to a blank line
Click in a document. Click Format WordPerfect Office onestep Working with drop caps Paragraph WordPerfect Office onestep Working with drop caps Drop cap. Type a letter.
Add a drop cap to an existing paragraph
Click at the beginning of a paragraph. Click Format WordPerfect Office onestep Working with drop caps Paragraph WordPerfect Office onestep Working with drop caps Drop cap.
Remove a drop cap
Click before a drop cap. Click the Drop cap style WordPerfect Office pgx dropcap Working with drop caps button on the property bar. In the Style area, click No drop cap.

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You can also add a drop cap by right-clicking in a document and clicking Drop cap.
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You can also remove a drop cap by clicking the Drop cap style WordPerfect Office pgx dropcap pos picker Working with drop caps picker and clicking the No drop cap style.

To change the size of a drop cap

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Click before a drop cap.
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Click the Drop cap size WordPerfect Office pgx dropsize Working with drop caps button on the property bar.
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In the Height area, type a value in the Lines box.

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You can also change the size of a drop cap by clicking the Drop cap size WordPerfect Office pgx dropcap size picker Working with drop caps picker on the property bar and clicking a drop cap size.

To position a drop cap vertically in relation to a paragraph

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Click before a drop cap.
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Click Format WordPerfect Office onestep Working with drop caps Paragraph WordPerfect Office onestep Working with drop caps Drop cap.
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In the Move paragraph down area, type a value in the Lines box.

To
position a drop cap horizontally in relation to a paragraph

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Click before a drop cap.
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Click the Drop cap position WordPerfect Office pgx droppos Working with drop caps button on the property bar.
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In the Position area, type a value in the Position drop cap in margin box.

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You can also specify the position of a drop cap by moving the slider in the Position area.
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You can also change the position of a drop cap by clicking the Drop cap position WordPerfect Office pgx dropcap pos picker Working with drop caps picker on the property bar and clicking a drop cap position.

To change the style of a drop cap

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Click before a drop cap.
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Click the Drop cap style WordPerfect Office pgx dropstyle Working with drop caps button on the property bar.
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In the Style area, click one of the following:
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No drop cap
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Drop cap in margin
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50% in margin
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Drop cap in text

You can also
Change the font of a drop cap
Click before a drop cap. Click the Drop cap font WordPerfect Office pgx font Working with drop caps button on the property bar. Choose a font from the Face list. In the Appearance area, enable any of the attribute check boxes.
Change the color of a drop cap
Click before a drop cap. Click the Drop cap font WordPerfect Office pgx font Working with drop caps button on the property bar. Open the Color picker, and click a color. Type a percentage in the Shading box.

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You can also change the style of a drop cap by clicking the Drop cap style WordPerfect Office pgx dropcap picker Working with drop caps picker on the property bar and clicking a drop cap style.

Working with drop caps