Adobe InCopy CC 2015 - Manual (Page 321)

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Typography
Last updated 6/13/2015
Adjust paragraph spacing
You can control the amount of space between paragraphs. If a paragraph begins at the top of a column or frame, InCopy
does not honor the Space Before value. In such a case, you can increase the leading of the first line of the paragraph or
increase the top inset of the text frame in InDesign.
1 Select text.
2 In the Paragraph panel or the Control panel, adjust the appropriate values for Space Before and Space After .
To ensure formatting consistency, change paragraph spacing in the paragraph styles you define.
Use drop caps
You can add drop caps to one or more paragraphs at a time. The drop cap’s baseline sits one or more lines below the
baseline of the first line of a paragraph.
The size of drop cap text differs depending on whether the drop cap characters in the first line are half-width roman or
full-width CJK. When the drop cap characters in the first line are half-width roman, the cap height of the drop cap
matches the cap height of the first line of text in the paragraph, and the Roman baseline of the drop cap matches the
baseline of the last drop cap line in the paragraph. The embox top of the drop cap matches the embox top of the first
line of the paragraph, and the embox bottom of the drop cap matches the embox bottom of the last drop cap line in the
paragraph.
You can also create a character style that can be applied to the drop-cap characters. For example, you can create a tall
cap (also called a raised cap) by specifying a 1-line, 1-character drop cap and applying a character style that increases
the size of the first letter.
Create a drop cap
1 With the Type tool selected, click in the paragraph where you want the drop cap to appear.
2 In the Paragraph panel or Control panel, type a number for Drop Cap Number Of Lines to indicate the number
of lines you want the drop cap to occupy.
3 For Drop Cap One Or More Characters , type the number of drop cap characters you want.
4 To apply a character style to the drop cap character, choose Drop Caps And Nested Styles from the Paragraph panel
menu, and then choose the character style you created.
You can also use the Drop Caps And Nested Styles dialog box to align the drop cap to the text edge, reducing the
amount of space on the left side of the drop cap, and adjust for drop cap letters with descenders, such as “g” and “y.”
If you want to resize, skew, or change the typeface of the drop cap letter for added effect, select the letter or letters and
make the formatting changes.
You can also use the Drop Caps And Nested Styles dialog box to adjust the drop cap in different way. You can align
the drop cap to the text edge, scale for descenders, ignore the frame grid, pad to the frame grid, and scale up or down
to the grid.