How do I create a Drop Cap in Adobe® InDesign®?

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Create a Drop Cap using the Paragraph and Character palettes. The Control Palette can be used in InDesign CS4 & CS3 to create a Drop Cap.

  • Draw a text frame and type your text.
  • InDeisgn cs4 or CS3: Open the Paragraph panel or use the Control palette.
  • InDeisgn CS2 or CS: Open the Paragraph palette.
  • Click the text tool in the first paragraph.
  • Type the number of lines to drop the cap in the Drop Cap Number of Lines field (number of lines field bottom left corner of the palette)
  • Type the number of characters to drop in the Drop Cap One or More Characters field (number of letters field bottom right corner of the palette), usually one.

Paragraph palette
InDesign CS4 Drop Cap

InDesign CS4 and CS3 Control palette
Drop Cap using Control palette

  • InDesign CS4 Character Palette fro Drop CapHighlight the drop cap and open the Character palette to change the font, size or type style.

 

  • Change the vertical alignment to extend the drop cap over the first line of type. Make it larger than 100%.

Large drop cap