[briank]

Thank you. It works gr8.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Line three appears to be an empty paragraph, so how is there anything there
to make a drop cap out of? Also, if you want the first character of the
paragraph beginning on line 4 to be a drop cap, you'll have to ditch the
first-line indent (if that's what you mean by "indentation"). Word can't do
a drop cap in a paragraph with a first-line indent because it would drop
into the middle of the paragraph.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"briank" wrote in message
news
Fortunately my text is not in a frame. The page in this scenario is as
follows:
Line 1- 9 characters enter
Line 2 - 14 characters with expanded characters and text shading enter
Line 3 - enter
Line 4 - Paragraph with indentation

Can you identify how to drop cap the first letter of first word in my
paragraph starting on line 3?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Yes. You can create a Drop Cap from any number of selected characters at
the
beginning of any paragraph. The drop cap is created using a frame, so
this
won't work if your text is in a text box.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"briank" wrote in message
...
You are correct. I never realized that point but I am trying to drop
cap
the
first word of the 2nd paragraph. Can this be done?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Are you sure it's the first letter? It's not preceded by a space or
tab
or
anything else?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"briank" wrote in message
news I am having some trouble using the drop cap option in Word 2002. I
have
highlighted the first letter of the first word of the paragraph,
clicked
format and cannot go any further because the drop cap command is not
available (greyed out). Any ideas of how to get this working?
TY