In this “Three Minutes Max” video, Mike Rankin uses a little known character to break a drop cap out into its own text frame for easy formatting. By inserting a discretionary line break, the drop cap can be styled separately, but InDesign will still see it all as one complete word.
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This article was last modified on August 29, 2025
This article was first published on July 17, 2024
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