How to Insert an Automatic Drop Cap in QuarkXPress

Posted by Anonymous , 9/5/2007 Tags:InsertAutomaticDropCapQuarkXPress
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How to Insert an Automatic Drop Cap in QuarkXPress

Introduction

You can use QuarkXPress 3.3 and 4.0 to create fancy drop caps in your documents to jazz up the layout just like magazines do. Windows instructions may vary slightly.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Steps

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Step One

Select the Content tool in the toolbar.
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Step Two

Single click in the paragraph in which you want the drop cap to appear.
3

Step Three

Go to the Style menu and select Formats.
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Step Four

Select the Drop Caps checkbox.
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Step Five

Enter the number of characters in the drop cap (this can be a single character or the number of letters in an entire word).
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Step Six

Enter the number of lines (line count) you want the drop cap to span.
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Step Seven

Click Apply.
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Step Eight

Move the window out of the way to preview the drop cap.
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Step Nine

Click OK to finalize the drop cap formatting.

Tips & Warnings

  • Select the drop cap and change the color, shade, or font.
  • The maximum line count for a drop cap is 16.
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