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You may obtain a copy of * the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 . --> <helpdocument version="1.0"> <meta> <topic id="textswriter0105030400xml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH"> <title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">Drop Caps</title> <filename>/text/swriter/01/05030400.xhp</filename> </topic> <history> <created date="2003-10-31T00:00:00">Sun Microsystems, Inc.</created> </history> </meta> <body> <section id="initialen"> <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="index" id="bm_id7635731"><bookmark_value>first letters as large capital letters</bookmark_value> <bookmark_value>capital letters;starting paragraphs</bookmark_value> <bookmark_value>drop caps insertion</bookmark_value> </bookmark> <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/modules/swriter/ui/dropcapspage/DropCapPage" id="bm_id3151239" localize="false"/> <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150252" xml-lang="en-US" level="1"><link href="text/swriter/01/05030400.xhp" name="Drop Caps">Drop Caps</link></paragraph> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154763" xml-lang="en-US"><ahelp hid="modules/swriter/ui/dropcapspage/DropCapPage">Formats the first letter of a paragraph with a large capital letter, that can span several lines. The paragraph must span at least as many lines as you specify in the Lines box.</ahelp></paragraph> </section> <section id="howtoget"> <embed href="text/swriter/00/00000405.xhp#initialen"/> </section> <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3151388" xml-lang="en-US" level="2">Settings</paragraph> <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/modules/swriter/ui/dropcapspage/checkCB_SWITCH" id="bm_id3146322" localize="false"/> <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3147295" xml-lang="en-US" level="3">Show Drop Caps</paragraph> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3150536" xml-lang="en-US"><ahelp hid="modules/swriter/ui/dropcapspage/checkCB_SWITCH">Applies the drop cap settings to the selected paragraph.</ahelp></paragraph> <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/modules/swriter/ui/dropcapspage/checkCB_WORD" id="bm_id3145824" localize="false"/> <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3155626" xml-lang="en-US" level="3">Whole word</paragraph> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3154554" xml-lang="en-US"><ahelp hid="modules/swriter/ui/dropcapspage/checkCB_WORD">Displays the first letter of the first word in the paragraph as a drop cap, and the remaining letters of the word as large type.</ahelp></paragraph> <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/modules/swriter/ui/dropcapspage/spinFLD_DROPCAPS" id="bm_id3150020" localize="false"/> <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154505" xml-lang="en-US" level="3">Number of characters</paragraph> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3149881" xml-lang="en-US"><ahelp hid="modules/swriter/ui/dropcapspage/spinFLD_DROPCAPS">Enter the number of characters to convert to drop caps. </ahelp></paragraph> <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/modules/swriter/ui/dropcapspage/spinFLD_LINES" id="bm_id3148775" localize="false"/> <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150932" xml-lang="en-US" level="3">Lines</paragraph> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3148391" xml-lang="en-US"><ahelp hid="modules/swriter/ui/dropcapspage/spinFLD_LINES">Enter the number of lines that you want the drop cap to extend downward from the first line of the paragraph. Shorter paragraphs will not get drop caps.</ahelp> The selection is limited to 2-9 lines.</paragraph> <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/modules/swriter/ui/dropcapspage/spinFLD_DISTANCE" id="bm_id3153920" localize="false"/> <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3149030" xml-lang="en-US" level="3">Distance from text</paragraph> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3153926" xml-lang="en-US"><ahelp hid="modules/swriter/ui/dropcapspage/spinFLD_DISTANCE">Enter the amount of space to leave between the drop caps and the rest of the text in the paragraph.</ahelp></paragraph> <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3153723" xml-lang="en-US" level="2">Contents</paragraph> <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/modules/swriter/ui/dropcapspage/entryEDT_TEXT" id="bm_id3147564" localize="false"/> <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3154638" xml-lang="en-US" level="3">Text</paragraph> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3147569" xml-lang="en-US"><ahelp hid="modules/swriter/ui/dropcapspage/entryEDT_TEXT">Enter the text that you want to display as drop caps instead of the first letters of the paragraph.</ahelp></paragraph> <bookmark xml-lang="en-US" branch="hid/modules/swriter/ui/dropcapspage/comboBOX_TEMPLATE" id="bm_id3156321" localize="false"/> <paragraph role="heading" id="hd_id3150763" xml-lang="en-US" level="3">Character Style</paragraph> <paragraph role="paragraph" id="par_id3151181" xml-lang="en-US"><ahelp hid="modules/swriter/ui/dropcapspage/comboBOX_TEMPLATE">Select the formatting style that you want to apply to the drop caps.</ahelp> To use the formatting style of the current paragraph, select [None].</paragraph> <embed href="text/shared/00/00000001.xhp#vorschau"/> </body> </helpdocument>