Add decorative caps
Decorative caps are a fun way to make your captions stand out on the page. Highlight a single letter or a whole word. Change the font, color and background and more.
To add a decorative cap
- Select the caption.
- Open the Format sidebar and click on the Caption tab.
- At the bottom of the sidebar, select the Decorative Caps checkbox.
If the caption already contains text, a decorative cap is added to the beginning. If the text box or shape is empty, the decorative cap appears after you finish typing and commit your changes.
- Do any of the following:
- Change the number of characters: Increase or decrease the character count. (It cannot be less than 1).
- Change the font: Choose a font family, face or font size from the popup menus.
- Further options are available from the
Options button:
- Adjust the offset: Change the X and Y values to reposition the decorative caps text.
- Adjust the margin: Change the gap between the decorative caps and the rest of the text.
- Clip caption stroke: Breaks the caption stroke near the decorative caps to have them stand out more.
- Color the glyphs: Set the glyph color of the caps and specify an outline around the glyphs along with a color and thickness.
- Add a background shape: Show a background behind the glyphs. Choose from a variety and shapes and adjust the angle, scale and color.
- Draw a stroke around the shape: Optionally draw a stroke around the shape. Set its color and thickness.
See also
Undo or redo changes