Drop Shadow

Shadows can be added to all The Print Shop objects except full panel borders. You can adjust the edge position, softness, transparency, and color of a shadow, or simply select from a gallery of preset effects.

To apply a preset drop shadow:

1.  Select the object you want to add a shadow to.

2.  Click the Drop Shadow button on the Effects palette, or choose Drop Shadow from the Effects menu. The Apply a Drop Shadow dialog appears.

3.  Choose the effect you want to apply to your image from the gallery of preset shadows.

To apply a customized drop shadow:

1.  Select the object you want to add a shadow to.

2.  Click the Drop Shadow button on the Effects palette, or choose Drop Shadow from the Effects menu. The Apply a Drop Shadow dialog appears.

3.  Click the Customize Shadow tab.

4.  To set the shadow offset and direction, drag the shadow in the Shadow Position preview.

5.  To adjust the transparency of the shadow, drag the Transparency slider to the right to make the shadow more opaque and to the left to make it more transparent.

6.  To adjust the softness of the shadow, drag the Edge Softness slider to the right to make the edge fuzzier and to the left to make it sharper.

7.  To change the color of the shadow, click the Color button. Note that darker and less-intense colors make more natural-looking shadows.

To remove a drop shadow:

1.  Select the object you want to remove a shadow from.

2.  Click the Drop Shadow button on the Effects palette, or choose Drop Shadow from the Effects menu. The Apply a Drop Shadow dialog appears.

3.  Click the Remove Shadow button.

Refer to one of the following topics for more information:

Radiant Glow

Applying a Box

Special Effects

Using Color

Editing Images