Paragraph formatting

A drop cap is a large ornamental letter at the start of a paragraph.

Write is able to create such an ornamental letter automatically from the first character of a paragraph. The remaining text of the paragraph flows around the drop cap automatically, but can still be edited as usual.

Note: Drop caps can only be used in paragraphs whose paragraph alignment has been set to left-aligned or justified.

To use drop caps, proceed as follows:

Applying via the icon "Drop caps"

You can use the icon on the ribbon tab Layout | group Paragraph to use preset drop caps.

1.	To do so, place the text cursor in the paragraph to which you want to add a drop cap.

2.	Click on the small arrow of the icon and select the desired type of drop caps from the dropdown menu.

If you want to customize the drop caps, select More in the dropdown menu or simply click directly on the icon itself to open the dialog box (see next paragraph).

Other options: Via the dialog box of the command group "Paragraph"

To customize the drop caps, open the dialog box as described above by clicking on the icon (or using the group arrow of the group Paragraph on the ribbon tab Home or on the ribbon tab Layout). If necessary, switch to the Drop caps tab.

In addition to the desired type of drop caps, you can also set the appropriate Size of the font here. If you also want the drop caps to be displayed in a different font, click on the Character button and set the desired character formatting.

If necessary, also change the Margins for the drop caps.

Removing drop caps

To remove drop caps, click again on the arrow of the drop caps icon and select None. This entry also appears in the dialog box.