Drop Cap spacing

[scotts88264274]

When the Drop Cap to a paragrah starts with the letter "A" how do i adjust the tracking so the bottom of the "A" is not touching the other word? Basicly i want more space between the Drop Cap "A" and other words.

Thoughts?

[TᴀW]

Add tracking to the A by selecting it and typing a number in the Tracking field.

[James Gifford—NitroPress · Accepted solution]

The simplest way to tweak a drop cap is to create a Character Style and specify it in the Drop Cap menu.

You can then tweak that style for size, tracking, baseline shift, color etc.

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[Barb Binder · Accepted solution]

One more variation on the same theme—I use Kerning. I click my insertion point in front of the first character after the drop cap, hold Alt/Opt and tap the right arrow key to push the text to the right. If I go to far, I use Alt/Opt and the left arrow key.

~Barb

[Creative33]

Thanks for this tip Barb! It works great!!

[hellopaul4]

I have a similar issue; if I add a drop cap using a font with a "long tailed" R, and I tighten the kerning to move the first line nearer to the drop cap, the second line's kerning is also tightened and it clashes with the tail of the R. It would be the same situation if I used an A like in the original poster's question and they tightened the kerning so there's not a massive unsightly gap between the A and the rest of the word in the first line. Is there any way around this?

Here's my example; I've tightened the kerning on the first line between "R" and "ichard":

Any thoughts, anyone, please?