Do you like the effect of Drop Caps in the first word of a chapter? If so, Microsoft Word lets you add them to your document pretty easily.

Just click your cursor in front of the first word in your paragraph and go to the Format menu and select Drop Cap. In this box, select the middle box at the top that says Dropped. Then, below this, choose the font you want to use, along with your preferences for how much you want it dropped and how far you want it from your text, and click OK.