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WORD
enables you to create a drop cap to enhance the look
of a paragraph. A drop cap is a large sized letter,
word or text. Normally, the drop cap applies to the
first letter of a paragraph.
To
create a drop cap, follow these steps:
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Select
the Drop Cap... option in the Format
menu. The following dialogue box will appear:
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In
the Position box, select the location
in which to insert the drop cap. There are
three choices: no drop cap; in the text aligned
at the left margin; or in the left margin
(text moved to the right).
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In
the Font box, select the character
font you want for the drop cap.
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In
the Lines to Drop box, indicate the
height of the drop cap. For example, if you
choose 3, the height of your drop cap will
be equivalent to three lines.
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In
the Distance from Text box, specify
the distance between the drop cap and the
text.
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Exercise 4
Make
the following changes to the ACADIA 1 document:
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Move
the cursor to the end of the second paragraph
and insert a blank line to create a new paragraph.
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Insert
tabs at 3.2 cm (centre alignment) and at 6.7 cm
(right alignment).
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Type
the three following columns of text, using the
tabs you have set (the first column will begin
at the left margin):
Duration Boats Crew
30 days 3 250 24 days 4 350 70 days 6 500
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The
first paragraph should have a line spacing of
1.5.
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Create
a drop cap for the first letter of the second
paragraph. It should be in Arial Black
character font and should be two lines high.
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Indent
the first paragraph (one tab).
After these changes, your text should look like
this:
We
owe the toponym Acadia to a Florentine who served
the king of France and who died somewhere in the Caribbean,
eaten by cannibals...
Giovanni
da Verrazzano was the first European to navigate and
explore the North American coast from Florida to Newfoundland.
At least, he was the first to have left us an original
account of his discoveries.
Duration Boats Crew
30 days 3 250 24 days 4 350 70 days 6 500
Update
your document.
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