Adding Shadows
Shadows create an appearance of depth. An element's shadow appears on any element behind it. You can create a variety of shadow effects, or remove the shadow from an element.
To quickly add or remove a shadow,select the element and then select or deselect Shadow in the format bar. The Graphic inspector gives you more control over shadow formatting.
To add a shadow using the Graphic inspector:
- Select the element.
- Click Inspector in the toolbar, and then click the Graphic inspector button.
- Select Shadow to add a shadow to the object. Deselect Shadow to make the go away.
- To set how far the shadow is from the element, use the offset control.
The further the shadow is from the element the higher the element appears.
- To adjust the softness of the shadow's edge, use the Blur controls.
A high blur value makes the element's shadow appear more diffuse; a low value gives the shadow a more sharply defined edge.
- To change the shadow's transparency, set a percentage in the Opacity field. Don't use the Opacity slider at the bottom of the Graphic inspector, which changes the opacity of the entire element (not the element's shadow).
- To change the color for the shadow, click the Shadow color well and select a color.