How to Make the First Letter Large in Microsoft Word

1. Type the first word, sentence or paragraph in the document or section that you want to begin with a large first letter. You can insert a dropped cap in any paragraph, but only after you have typed some text.
2. Click anywhere in the paragraph after the first letter that you want to enlarge. If you click at the beginning of the paragraph, to the left of the first letter, then the Drop Cap feature won't be available. Clicking immediately after the first letter or clicking anywhere else in the paragraph will transform only the first letter of the paragraph.
3. Click the 'Insert' tab on the ribbon.
4. Click the 'Drop Cap' icon on the ribbon.
5. Choose an option from the drop-down Drop Cap menu. To place the dropped cap in the margin, next to the paragraph, choose 'In Margin'; to place it directly in the paragraph, choose 'Dropped.'