Sharon,
> On May 27, 2024, at 8:07 AM, Sharon Kimble <boudic...@skimble09.plus.com>
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> How can I bold the first letter of a word please? I'm trying to do this -
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> - - *S*pecific - You don’t want a vague goal.
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I think the usual approach is to use a zero width space.
See `Section 17.12 Escape Character` of the org manual.
Here is an example:
Type `*S*` then `C-x 8 <RET> ZERO WIDTH SPACE <RET>` then `port`
On LaTeX export, this renders as
`\textbf{S}port`
HTH,
Chuck
