DropCap Adds Right Spacing If Paragraph Indented

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a

SYMPTOMS

When you create a dropped capital letter at the beginning of a paragraph using the Drop Cap command on the Format menu, sometimes extra space appears to the right of the dropped capital letter, between the letter and the remaining text. The extra space ruins the intended Drop Cap effect.

CAUSE

If the paragraph to which you apply the Drop Cap formatting contains certain paragraph formatting such as right indent formatting, Word applies the same paragraph formatting to the Drop Cap paragraph. Some paragraph formats, such as left indent formatting, do not affect the position of the Drop Cap.

WORKAROUND

Select the dropped capital letter, or its frame, and remove the paragraph formatting that affects the Drop Cap. For example, remove the right indent formatting by choosing Paragraph from the Format menu, selecting 0" (zero inches) in the Right Indent box, and choosing OK.

REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, page 145-146