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How to remove drop cap in Word?

Author Amanda Li Last modified

A drop cap is a large capital letter at the beginning of a text block that spans two or more lines of regular text. It is often seen at the beginning of novels. The following figure shows an example of a drop cap:

Example of a drop cap

If you need to remove a drop cap, you can do so using any of the following methods:

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Manually remove drop cap in Word

You can remove a drop cap manually by following these steps:

  1. Select the paragraph containing the drop cap you want to remove.
  2. Click the Insert tab, then click Drop Cap in the Text group.
  3. Select None to remove the drop cap.
    Drop Cap options on the ribbon

Note: Manually removing drop caps can be tedious and time-consuming, especially for long documents. In such cases, consider using the following methods:.

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Click Kutools > Remove > Remove All Drop Caps in Selected Range to remove all drop caps from the document at once. Tip: If you select a portion of the document first, only the drop caps in that selection will be removed.

Remove All Drop Caps in Selected Range option on the Kutools tab on the ribbon
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Remove all drop caps from the document using VBA code

Using VBA code is a fast and efficient way to remove all drop caps from your document. Follow these steps:

  1. Press Alt + F11 to open the VBA editor in Word.
  2. Click Insert > Module and paste the following VBA code into the module window. 
    Sub RemoveDropCaps()
Dim oRng As Range
On Error Resume Next
For i=1 To ActiveDocument.Paragraphs.Count
Set oRng=ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(i).Range
With oRng.Paragraphs(1).DropCap
.Position=wdDropNone
End With
Next i
End Sub
  3. Click the Run Run button button to execute the VBA.

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