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]

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]

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