Add or remove a shadow and also change color of a shadow

Add or remove a shadow

1. Select the picture, AutoShape, WordArt, or text box you want to change.
2. On the Drawing toolbar, click Shadow Style, and do one of the following:
• Click the shadow style you want.
• Click No Shadow to remove a shadow.

Note  When you apply a shadow to a text box, all text and attributes of the text box take on the shadow effect.

 

Remove a shadow from a drawing object

1. Select the drawing object you want to change.
2. On the Drawing toolbar, click Shadow Style, and then click No Shadow.

Change the shadow of a drawing object

To change a shadow, you can choose a different shadow style. To modify settings for the current shadow, do one of the following:

Change the offset direction of a shadow

1. Select the drawing object (drawing object: Any graphic you draw or insert, which can be changed and enhanced. Drawing objects include AutoShapes, curves, lines, and WordArt.) you want to change.
2. On the Drawing toolbar, click Shadow, and then click Shadow Settings.
3. On the Shadow Settings toolbar, click any of the four Nudge Shadow buttons to create the effect you want.

Clicking a Nudge Shadow button nudges the shadow 1 point (point: Unit of measure referring to the height of a printed character. A point equals 1/72 of an inch, or approximately 1/28 of a centimeter.). To nudge the shadow 6 points, hold down SHIFT while you click a Nudge Shadow button.

Change the color of a shadow

1. Select the drawing object (drawing object: Any graphic you draw or insert, which can be changed and enhanced. Drawing objects include AutoShapes, curves, lines, and WordArt.) you want to change.
2. On the Drawing toolbar, (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, click Customize on the Tools menu, and then click the Toolbars tab.) click Shadow Style, and then click Shadow Settings.
3. On the Shadow Settings toolbar, click the arrow next to Shadow Color .
4. Click the color you want.

If you don't see the color you want, click More Shadow Colors. Click a color on the Standard tab, or click the Custom tab to mix your own color, and then click OK.

Tip

To change the shadow color so you can see through it, click Shadow Color, and then click Semitransparent Shadow.