Writer: Pop Caps or Drop Caps Formatting May Not Appear (109577)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Creative Writer
  • Microsoft Creative Writer for Windows 1.1
  • Microsoft Creative Writer for Windows 1.1a
  • Microsoft Creative Writer for the Macintosh 1.0
  • Microsoft Creative Writer for the Macintosh 1.1
  • Microsoft Creative Writer for the Macintosh 1.1a
This article was previously published under Q109577
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SYMPTOMS

In Creative Writer, the Drop Caps and/or Pop Caps features may not appear to work properly. When you choose to apply Drop Caps or Pop Caps to a line of text, the text may move to the right or wrap to the next line without the first character being visibly affected. This happens because the special formatting is applied to the first character in the line, regardless of what the character is. If the first character is a tab or a space, the formatting is applied to it, which results in the tab or space being enlarged. This can cause the text to move to the right or to wrap to the next line.

RESOLUTION

To apply Drop Caps or Pop Caps, you must remove all blank spaces and tabs from the beginning of the line. Use the following steps to remove them and apply the special caps:
  1. Click the mouse to the left of the first visible character on the line and drag to the left. Any highlighting that appears indicates that a space or a tab is present.
  2. Press the DEL or BACKSPACE key to remove the highlighted characters.
  3. Click the Word tool (the uppercase "A" in the upper-left corner of the screen).
  4. Click the Bank Switcher (the red lever next to McZee's Carpet Bag) until you see an icon with an uppercase "B" in its upper-left corner.
  5. Click the icon with the uppercase "B" (Paragraph styles).
  6. Select either Drop Caps or Pop Caps.
  7. The mouse pointer should now look like a paintbrush. Click anywhere on the line where you want the special caps to be used.
The Drop Cap or Pop Cap should now appear.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/15/2005
Keywords:KB109577
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