Tutorial
Finish the Drop Cap

The drop cap is also specified to print in PANTONE® 1795 CV. You already know how to fill a rectangle with a color. You specify color for type in a similar way.

  1. Choose Color from the Format menu, then choose PANTONE® 1795 CV.

  2. Select the object pointer from the tools palette..

  3. Click the text block containing the drop cap to select it.

  4. Choose Fill Tint from the Draw menu and then choose 100%. The text block fills with solid black, with the "T" knocked out of it in color.

  5. Choose Specifications from the Object menu. The Text Block Specifications dialog box appears for the text block that contains the drop cap. You've already learned how to make text run around a picture block. Now you'll learn how to make text run around another text block..

  6. Press the Tab key until the Text Repel box is selected and type .05 (five points).

  7. Click Runaround and click Locked.

  8. Click OK. The dialog box disappears and the text at the beginning of the article runs around the edges of the text block containing the drop cap.