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Shadow

On Format panel, click Shadow button shadow button , and then choose your preferred shadow effects.

shadow list shadow option

If you cannot find your preferred ones above, click More Options… to create customized shadow. This function lets you set customized shadow colors, effects, or offsets.

Shadow Color: To choose a color for the shadow, click Color in the Shadow dialogue, and then click your preferred color. To change to a color that isn’t in the theme colors, click More Colors.

shadow color option

Shadow Transparency: To specify the degree that you can see the shadow, move the Transparency slider or enter a number in the box next to the slider. You can vary the % of transparency from 0 (fully opaque, the default setting) to 100 (fully transparent).

Shadow Size: To specify the size of the shadow based on the original object, please move the Size slider or enter a value in the box next to the slider.

Shadow Blur: To set blur radius on the shadow, please move the Blur slider or enter a value in the box next to the slider. The larger the radius, the blurrier the shape or line will be.

Shadow Angle: To specify the angle of your shadow, please move the Angle slider or enter a value in the box next to the slider. By changing Angle and Offset options together, you can place the shadow anywhere relative to the shape.

Shadow Offset: To set a distance for an angle of the shadow, please enter offset values in the box next to the slider.