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What Are Shadows ?

 
 

Click on the shadow button

 
 

To add a shadow press the Shadow button on the Drawing toolbar.

 
 

SS - pick the shadow you want

 
 

If you apply a shadow to a picture which does not have a fill colour then the shadow is applied to the actual picture itself.

 
 

SS

 
 

You can also apply a shadow by choosing Shadow Settings from the Shadow menu that appears when you click the Shadow button.

 
 

This displays the shadow toolbar and lets you control the size, position and colour of the shadow.

 

 

Select the button called Shadow Settings

 
 

when the shadow settings toolbar appears choose the semi-transparent shadow from the drop-down

 
 

Click on the shadow button

 

 

This toolbar can be displayed by selecting the "Shadow Settings" command at the bottom of the Shadow Style drop-down menu on the Drawing toolbar.

 

 

Shadow Settings Toolbar

 
 

This toolbar can be displayed by selecting the "Shadow Settings" command at the bottom of the Shadow Style drop-down menu on the Drawing toolbar.

 
   

 

 Shadow On/Off -

 
 

 Nudge Shadow Up -

 
 

 Nudge Shadow Down -

 
 

 Nudge Shadow Left -

 
 

 Nudge Shadow Right -

 
 

 Shadow Color (Gray 50%) -

 

 

click More Shadows Colors

 
 

There is also a button that lets you "nudge" the shadow !!

 
 

Add an oval from the Drawing toolbar

 

 

Nudge Shadow Up

 


 

Nudge Shadow Down

 


 

Nudge Shadow Left

 


 

Nudge Shadow Right

 


 

Things to Remember

 


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