How do I format text to appear in smallcaps or dropCap

On rare occasions, you may need to format some text so that it has special formatting styles applied e.g. smallCaps or dropCap. It is not currently possible to do this using the Editor, the only way to do it is to edit the XML.

Instructions

1. Open the document you wish to edit in the Editor

2. Select Document > Edit in XML

3. Find the text that you with to format and insert the following start and end tags around the specific text that needs formatting:

   1. DropCaps:

      1. CODE

         <p><inline name="dropCap">B</inline>e it enacted by the King’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—</p>

   2. SmallCaps:

      1. XML

         <p><inline name="smallCaps">Be it enacted</inline> by the King’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—</p>

4. When you have finished editing the XML directly, select Switch to Author mode in the banner at the top

Note how the start tag looks like this: <inline name=”smallCaps”> or <inline name=”dropCap”> and the end tag includes the backslash without the name attribute i.e. </inline>

If you have done it wrong, you will get an error message appear. If you are unsure or do not want to play around with the XML, contact the National Archives team who can assist you.,