Insert initial in Word - how it works

With initials you can optimally highlight the beginning of text. We show how you can insert them into Microsoft Word.

Word: Highlight letters or words as initials

1. If you want to highlight the first letter of a text as an initial, open the corresponding document in Word and switch to the "Insert" tab at the top.
2. In the "Text" area, click on the "Initial" field.
3. Here you will find some presets that you can select directly. For further settings for the initial, click on the lowest point "Initial options".
4. Select the position, font, size and distance to the text here and confirm with "OK".
5. Tip: You can also specify the entire word as the initial at the beginning of a text by marking it with the mouse pointer and then executing the points described.

The instructions refer to Microsoft Word 2010 under Windows 8.1. This article explains how to insert comments in Word.